00:01The European Court of Justice has ruled that Hungary's amended child protection law violates EU law and discriminates against gay
00:10and transgender people.
00:12The court said the legislation stigmatizes and marginalizes non-cisgender people, including transgender people, and noted that the law's title
00:22links them with people convicted of pedophilia.
00:25According to the court, this association increases stigma and may encourage hostile behavior.
00:32It said the amendments seriously interfere with key rights, including protection from discrimination based on sex or sexual orientation, respect
00:42for private and family life, and freedom of expression and information.
00:47Hungary amended its child protection law in 2021, saying the changes were needed to protect minors from sexual abuse.
00:55The law banned the depiction or promotion of homosexuality and gender reassignment.
01:01As a result, Hungarian media outlets and publishers were required to remove TV series, films and books that portrayed homosexuality.
01:10It is the first time the court has found that an EU member state breached the fundamental values set out
01:17in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
01:20The law was pushed by Viktor Orban in a referendum coinciding with a general election vote.
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