khaolakguy Posted June 21 Posted June 21 Viktor Orban's increasingly extreme attempt to associate homosexuality with paedophilia, in order to drive homosexuality back into the closet, seems to be reaching a fulcrum with the banning of the Budapest Gay Pride march next weekend, on the grounds that it might be seen by children who would be forever scarred(or seduced?) by the event. The libertarian Mayor of Budapest(challenger to Orban in the next national elections) is determined that the march should go ahead and European MEPs and human rights activists have pledged their support and to be present on the march. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k1d7dlgzko Ruthrieston 1 Quote
Members unicorn Posted June 21 Members Posted June 21 Orban is the threat to children. So is Trump. They want gay children dead--no bones about it. Consider a donation to the Trevor Project or something similar. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/trump-administration-orders-termination-of-national-lgbtq-youth-suicide-lifeline-effective-july-17th/ "June 18, 2025 – The Trevor Project received official notice yesterday that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is initiating the closure of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program within 30 days, effective July 17, 2025. Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project, released the following statement in response: “We received official notice that the Trump administration has ordered the closure of The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program, effective July 17, 2025. This means that, in 30 short days, this program that has provided life-saving services to more than 1.3 million LGBTQ+ young people will no longer be available for those who need it. “This is devastating, to say the least. Suicide prevention is about people, not politics. The administration’s decision to remove a bipartisan, evidence-based service that has effectively supported a high-risk group of young people through their darkest moments is incomprehensible. The fact that this news comes to us halfway through Pride Month is callous – as is the administration’s choice to remove the ‘T’ from the acronym ‘LGBTQ+’ in their announcement. Transgender people can never, and will never, be erased. Ruthrieston 1 Quote
floridarob Posted June 22 Posted June 22 On 6/21/2025 at 1:30 PM, khaolakguy said: on the grounds that it might be seen by children who would be forever scarred(or seduced?) by the event. I grew up around all straight people as far as I know... didn't make me straight 🙌 santosh108, khaolakguy, splinter1949 and 1 other 3 1 Quote
khaolakguy Posted Saturday at 11:33 AM Author Posted Saturday at 11:33 AM The attempt to suppress the march looks likely to backfire with this years parade forecast to be the largest ever. Record numbers of people are expected to take part in Budapest Pride on Saturday, with Hungarians joining forces with campaigners and politicians from across Europe in a march that has become a potent symbol of pushback against the Hungarian government’s steady rollback of rights. “This weekend, all eyes are on Budapest,” Hadja Lahbib, the European commissioner for equality, told reporters in the Hungarian capital on Friday. “This is bigger than one Pride celebration, one Pride march. It is about the right to be who you are, to love who you want, whether it is in Budapest, in Brussels or anywhere else.” The country’s main Pride march was cast into doubt earlier this year after the country’s ruling Fidesz party – led by the rightwing populist Viktor Orbán – backed legislation that created a legal basis for Pride to be banned, citing a widely criticised need to protect children. The government also said it would use facial recognition software to identify people attending any banned events, potentially fining them up to €500 (£425). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/28/budapest-pride-rallying-cry-orban-rollback-of-rights Riobard 1 Quote
Members unicorn Posted Saturday at 06:38 PM Members Posted Saturday at 06:38 PM 7 hours ago, khaolakguy said: ...The government also said it would use facial recognition software to identify people attending any banned events, potentially fining them up to €500 (£425)... Riobard 1 Quote
PeterRS Posted Sunday at 12:29 AM Posted Sunday at 12:29 AM Great idea and great photo. This is another amazing photo of the crowds attending the march crossing Budapest's Elisabeth Bridge. Estimates of attendance vary between 180,000 and 200,000. Photo: Rudolf Karancsi/AP unicorn, Riobard, Ruthrieston and 1 other 4 Quote
Members Thomas_88 Posted Sunday at 02:35 PM Members Posted Sunday at 02:35 PM But József Szájer climbing down on a rain pipe (naked) is not a threat to children? Latbear4blk and khaolakguy 2 Quote
Members Riobard Posted Sunday at 03:21 PM Members Posted Sunday at 03:21 PM 14 hours ago, PeterRS said: Great idea and great photo. This is another amazing photo of the crowds attending the march crossing Budapest's Elisabeth Bridge. ——- Quote
PeterRS Posted yesterday at 12:57 AM Posted yesterday at 12:57 AM 10 hours ago, Thomas_88 said: But József Szájer climbing down on a rain pipe (naked) is not a threat to children? Are you not talking about something that happened in Belgium 5 years ago? If so, what has that to do with Budapest Pride 2025? If not, then please provide more detail. Quote
Members Thomas_88 Posted yesterday at 03:33 PM Members Posted yesterday at 03:33 PM 14 hours ago, PeterRS said: Are you not talking about something that happened in Belgium 5 years ago? If so, what has that to do with Budapest Pride 2025? If not, then please provide more detail. Because József Szájer and Viktor Orbán are in the same political party & yes it happened five years ago. According to Politico, József Szájer, made a comeback: https://www.politico.eu/article/lockdown-orgy-ex-mep-jozsef-szajer-viktor-orban-fidesz-party-mep-hungary/ Quote
khaolakguy Posted 22 hours ago Author Posted 22 hours ago I think that the huge turnout will be quite a reversal for Orban, after he tried to ban the march completely. Ruthrieston and PeterRS 2 Quote
khaolakguy Posted 22 hours ago Author Posted 22 hours ago 2 hours ago, Thomas_88 said: Because József Szájer and Viktor Orbán are in the same political party & yes it happened five years ago. According to Politico, József Szájer, made a comeback: https://www.politico.eu/article/lockdown-orgy-ex-mep-jozsef-szajer-viktor-orban-fidesz-party-mep-hungary/ Not to mention that it should be embarrassing for an MP of the party that has been introducing anti gay legislation to have been at at a gay drug orgy. Embarrassing for the party too, both the political one and the orgy one! unicorn and Ruthrieston 2 Quote
PeterRS Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago 12 hours ago, Thomas_88 said: According to Politico, József Szájer, made a comeback: https://www.politico.eu/article/lockdown-orgy-ex-mep-jozsef-szajer-viktor-orban-fidesz-party-mep-hungary/ I like the way that article ends. Doesn's sound as though he will be much of a help to Orban in his anti-gay movement. Szájer also hopes that his name will not be “remembered only by the inglorious end,” even if the “orgy” scandal has turned him into a meme and has become a stain on his reputation he will never get rid of. “I want to prove that I am more than the caricature that has been made of me and that has made me famous, even around the world.” Quote
Keithambrose Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago 12 hours ago, khaolakguy said: Not to mention that it should be embarrassing for an MP of the party that has been introducing anti gay legislation to have been at at a gay drug orgy. Embarrassing for the party too, both the political one and the orgy one! Par for the course in the USA, almost obligatory! Quote
