What do LGBTQ people think about Hungary's controversial referendum?
euronews.comThe referendum on 3 April will include four questions, proposed by Hungary's ruling party, Fidesz: • Do you support the teaching of sexual orientation to underage children in public education institutions without parental consent?• Do you support the promotion of sex reassignment therapy for underage children?• Do you support the unrestricted exposure of underage children to sexually explicit media content that may affect their development?• Do you support the showing of sex-change media content to minors?There was a fifth question, but this was not certified by the court:• Do you support the availability of sex-change treatments for minors?According to Mónika, the timing of the referendum is no coincidence:"It is a disgusting thing.
It is clearly about trying to somehow keep the Fidesz camp together and get them to the polls. They are hoping that they can mobilise these people by threatening to operate on kindergarten children.
You can only give invalid answers to these stupid questions."Márió Dányi-Nagy also sees political motivation in the organisation of the referendum."It is held on election day to ensure a high turnout.
On the other hand, they want to confuse things in people's minds, they want to suggest that Fidesz is protecting children from paedophiles."The LGBTQ community and pedophiles in HungaryThe so-called child protection law passed by the Hungarian parliament last year was framed by the governing Fidesz party as an instrument to protect children from paedophilia and any sexual influence that is not approved by parents.
