Hungary votes to remove LGBTQ content restrictions

Hungary’s parliament voted on October 13 to remove provisions restricting LGBTQ-related content for minors from a 2021 child-protection law, approving the amendments 139-51. The vote marks a reversal of a key part of legislation introduced under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The amendments have not been confirmed as signed into law, and their effective date was not reported. The revised law replaces a specific ban on portraying or promoting sexual and gender diversity in content accessible to minors with a general restriction on material that can seriously impair a child’s physical, intellectual, emotional or moral development. The government has described the changes as strengthening child protection regardless of sexual orientation and bringing Hungarian rules into line with European Union requirements. The 2021 law was introduced as a child-protection measure but also restricted depictions of homosexuality and gender transition for people under 18. The European Court of Justice ruled in April 2026 that the law breached EU obligations, including the bloc’s common values. The Hungarian government said the amendments respond to that ruling.