# Hungary scraps Orbán's gay rights ban

> Parliament votes to repeal a 2021 law that stigmatised LGBTQ people, as the new government dismantles its predecessor's legacy.
- Title: Hungary scraps Orbán's gay rights ban · BBC News | Shortify
- Summary: Parliament votes to repeal a 2021 law that stigmatised LGBTQ people, as the new government dismantles its predecessor's legacy. Hungary's parliament has…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6vg9nj4l322o
- Published: 2026-10-13T13:23:45.107+00:00
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- Topics: hungary, viktor orbán, péter magyar, lgbtq rights, child protection law, fidesz, tisza party, eu funding, news, world
## Parliament votes to scrap the law
Hungary's parliament has voted to amend child protection laws, scrapping measures that stigmatise gay and transgender people. The 2021 Child Protection Law banned the portrayal or promotion of homosexuality or transgenderism.
## New government dismantles Orbán's legacy
Since Viktor Orbán's April election defeat, the Tisza government of Péter Magyar has been working to dismantle the previous government's legacy. Magyar's party commands the same two-thirds majority that Orbán's party used to have.
## EU releases frozen funds
Minutes after Tuesday's vote, Budapest said the EU had agreed to release four point two billion euros of funds frozen in the last years of the Fidesz government.
## Activists welcome the move but want more
Tamás Dombos of civil rights group the Háttér Society told the BBC the group had been fighting the law for five years.

> We are very happy that this got adopted.
## Magyar avoids embracing full equality
While Fidesz under Orbán appealed to conservatives by identifying gay and transgender people as a threat to public morals, Tisza under Magyar is removing legislation without identifying as a liberal-minded government in favour of full…
## Activists see progress but remain cautious
Dombos told the BBC the community is still knocking on a closed door but at least the government is listening. This marks a major improvement on the Orbán years, when his community felt constantly targeted.

> We are still knocking on a closed door, but at least they are listening on the other side.
## Key takeaway

Hungary's parliament has voted to scrap a 2021 child protection law that banned the portrayal of homosexuality and transgenderism, marking a shift from Viktor Orbán's policies under the new Péter Magyar government.