The publishers of Hungarian children’s book, Meseorszag mindenkie or A Fairy Tale for Everyone, which reimagines traditional fairy tales with characters from diverse backgrounds, has been ordered by authorities to add a printed disclaimer to highlight its ‘controversial content’.
Although the majority of stories in the book do not explicitly mention LGBTQ+ equality, the Hungarian government argued it portrays “behaviour inconsistent with traditional gender roles”, and therefore legally requires a disclaimer for it to remain on shelves.
According to the Guardian, the authors said the book intends to ‘teach children to be respectful of people of all backgrounds’, but the government labelled it LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’.