- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Civil unions
- Censorship
- ✖ Fine as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Recent studies in Hungary show a discernible level of opposition to LGBTQ+ rights among the population.
OPPOSE
SUPPORT
History
Same-sex marriage in Hungary is civil unions.
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2009
Since Jul 1, 2009
Civil unions
Hungary has a similar alternatuve to marriage which is known as bejegyzett élettársi kapcsolat. Registered partners are entitled to the same inheritance and property rights, widow's pension, tax benefits, social benefits, and immigration and naturalization rights as married spouses, but they don’t get to pick their partner’s surname.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Hungary is fine as punishment.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2021
Since Jan 1, 2021
Fine as punishment
The government has passed laws banning LGBTQ+ topics from schools.
It also made stores wrap books with LGBTQ+ content in them in a wrapper.
By law there cannot be any LGBTQ+ content containing books near 200 meters of schools or churches. This law has been enforced before.
It also made stores wrap books with LGBTQ+ content in them in a wrapper.
By law there cannot be any LGBTQ+ content containing books near 200 meters of schools or churches. This law has been enforced before.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2021
Since Jan 1, 2021
Fine as punishment
The government has passed laws banning LGBTQ+ topics from schools.
It also made stores wrap books with LGBTQ+ content in them in a wrapper.
By law there cannot be any LGBTQ+ content containing books near 200 meters of schools or churches. This law has been enforced before.
It also made stores wrap books with LGBTQ+ content in them in a wrapper.
By law there cannot be any LGBTQ+ content containing books near 200 meters of schools or churches. This law has been enforced before.
Right to change legal gender in Hungary is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
On January 31, the Constitutional Court of Hungary issued a ruling that will continue to block new applications from transgender people for legal gender recognition, However, it’s worth noting there are pieces of legislation in Hungary such as anti discrimination legislation protecting trans people which suggests an unofficial recognition
Ambiguous
On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, there is other pieces of legislation that de facto recognise transgenders such as anti discrimination legislation. Someone has changed the status to illegal despite the legislation still in place
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Hungary is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
In 2020 the legal definition of "sex" has been redefined to "match sex at birth", making it impossible for trans and intersex individuals to update or change their legal gender.
LGBT discrimination in Hungary is illegal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Since Jan 1, 1998
Illegal
There are several provision that bans discrimination against the basis of sexual orientations and gender identities. A court ruling has also stated that the general anti-discrimination law in the constitution extends its coverage to sexual orientation and gender identities as well.
LGBT employment discrimination in Hungary is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Since Jan 1, 1998
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Discrimination is illegal for both sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in Hungary is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Since Jan 1, 1998
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Discrimination is illegal for both sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoption in Hungary is single only.
Current status
Since Dec 15, 2020
Since Dec 15, 2020
Single only
Although same-sex couples cannot adopt jointly, adoption by individuals is illegal regardless of sexual orientation or partnership status. Stepchild adoption is only available for married (different-sex) couples.
Married couples only
Any individual can apodt regardless of thair marital status but prefecence has to be given to married couples. Joint adoption is available only for them.
Second parent adoption is available for married and cohabiting couples - regardless of gender - but not for registered (same sex) partners.
Same sex cohabiting couples's joint adoption has to be authorized by the Guardianship Office.
Second parent adoption is available for married and cohabiting couples - regardless of gender - but not for registered (same sex) partners.
Same sex cohabiting couples's joint adoption has to be authorized by the Guardianship Office.
Serving openly in military in Hungary is legal.
Current status
Legal
No restrictions for trans people to serve in Hungary. Canadianstudent03 saying I vandalised even though he is vandalising. Can someone report him please. Thanks
Blood donations by MSMs in Hungary is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2020
Since Jan 1, 2020
Legal
In 2020, the 12-month deferral period was scrapped completely, no restrictions have been placed since. Vandalised by Canadianstudent03
Until Dec 31, 2019
Banned (1-year deferral)
Gay and bisexual men were allowed to donate blood following a 12-month deferral period.
Conversion therapy in Hungary is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
No laws to ban conversion therapy. Though many Hungarians actively condemn it
LGBT Rights by city of county right
View the LGBT laws in each individual city of county right of Hungary.
- Békéscsaba
- Debrecen
- Dunaújváros
- Eger
- Gyor
- Hódmezovásárhely
- Kaposvár
- Kecskemét
- Miskolc
- Nagykanizsa
- Nyíregyháza
- Pécs
- Salgótarján
- Sopron
- Szeged
- Szekszárd
- Szolnok
- Szombathely
- Székesfehérvár
- Tatabánya
- Veszprém City
- Zalaegerszeg
- Baranya (county)
- Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (county)
- Bács-Kiskun (county)
- Békés (county)
- Csongrád (county)
- Fejér (county)
- Gyor-Moson-Sopron (county)
- Hajdú-Bihar (county)
- Heves (county)
- Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok (county)
- Komárom-Esztergom (county)
- Nógrád (county)
- Pest (county)
- Somogy (county)
- Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg (county)
- Tolna (county)
- Vas (county)
- Veszprém (county)
- Zala (county)
- Budapest (capital city)
- Erd (County)
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