Embassies urge Hungary to protect LGBT rights ahead of Pride march

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The embassies of the United States, Germany and 36 other countries urged Hungary's government to protect the rights of LGBT people and scrap laws that discriminate against them in a statement ahead of Budapest's Pride march on Saturday. Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government promotes a strongly Christian-conservative agenda and passed a law in 2021 banning the “display and promotion of homosexuality” among under-18s, despite criticism from rights groups and the European Union. In a joint statement, the embassies and about 10 cultural institutions including the British Co…

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