“There will be no Pride in the public form in which we have known it in recent decades,” Gulyás said at the government’s weekly press conference. “We believe that the country should not tolerate Pride marching through the city center.”
Gulyás said at the press conference that banning the LGBTQ+ march is in line with a proposed constitutional amendment stating that “the right of children to physical, mental and moral development is irrevocable,” although he couldn’t clarify why organizing Budapest Pride would violate such a right.
“This should be decided by the court or the police, if necessary,” Gulyás said in response to journalists’ questions. “I don’t know if only a constitutional amendment is needed or if other laws should be changed as well, but as we said, Pride in its current form will not take place.”
Asked whether banning the parade would mean curtailing the basic right to freedom of expression, Gulyás said Hungary’s move “wouldn’t mean a deprivation of rights.”
“If there is a conflict between fundamental rights, it has to be resolved,” he said.
Responding to a question about why he claims that Pride marches are harmful to children, Gulyás said, “it’s common sense.”
“A family man doesn’t usually go near Pride, he avoids that part of the city,” the minister said, adding that any application of the law is based on common sense.
