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| Region | Hungary |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Fine as punishment |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2021 |
| End Date | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Description | The government has passed laws banning LGBTQ+ content for minors under 18s in schools and media (such as books, films and more). The books containing LGBTQ+ themes must be wrapped with plastics to comply the law. Films like Harry Potter or Billy Elliot will be banned for under 18s and it will be broadcasted before 10pm. The law will also limits sex education in schools with no LGBTQ+ education. According to the Hungarian government, this law is aimed to protect children from pedophilia, since the law makes punishment for pedophilia more extreme, that means LGBTQ+ Content puts into the list with pornography. |
| Sources | https://www.dw.com/en/hungarys-anti-lgbtq-law-comes-into-effect/a-58198511 |
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edited by SeriousTuber. The law is to protect children from pedophilia, which the law makes punishment for pedophilia more extreme.
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| Description | The government has passed laws banning LGBTQ+ content for minors under 18s in schools and media (such as books, films and more). The books containing LGBTQ+ themes must be wrapped with plastics to comply the law. Films like Harry Potter or Billy Elliot will be banned for under 18s and it will be broadcasted before 10pm. The law will also limits sex education in schools with no LGBTQ+ education. | The government has passed laws banning LGBTQ+ content for minors under 18s in schools and media (such as books, films and more). The books containing LGBTQ+ themes must be wrapped with plastics to comply the law. Films like Harry Potter or Billy Elliot will be banned for under 18s and it will be broadcasted before 10pm. The law will also limits sex education in schools with no LGBTQ+ education. According to the Hungarian government, this law is aimed to protect children from pedophilia, since the law makes punishment for pedophilia more extreme, that means LGBTQ+ Content puts into the list with pornography. |
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created by SeriousTuber
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| Status | Fine as punishment |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2021 |
| End Date | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Description | The government has passed laws banning LGBTQ+ content for minors under 18s in schools and media (such as books, films and more). The books containing LGBTQ+ themes must be wrapped with plastics to comply the law. Films like Harry Potter or Billy Elliot will be banned for under 18s and it will be broadcasted before 10pm. The law will also limits sex education in schools with no LGBTQ+ education. |
| Sources | https://www.dw.com/en/hungarys-anti-lgbtq-law-comes-into-effect/a-58198511 |