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# Hungarian prime minister attacks LGBTQ+ inclusive children’s book
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/hungarian-prime-minister-attacks-lgbtq-inclusive-childrens-book/
- Published: 2020-10-27T13:30:25.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-27T12:28:45.000Z
- Description: Viktor Orban, prime minister of Hungary, has condemned an LGBTQ+ inclusive fairy tale book, saying the queer community need to “leave our children alone.”
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: Arts, Books, News, Politics, Hungary, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ rights, Trans Rights, Viktor Orban

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**Viktor Orban**, prime minister of **Hungary**, has condemned an LGBTQ+ inclusive fairy tale book, saying the queer community need to *“leave our children alone.”* The controversial anti-LGBTQ+ leader, who has ruled since 2010, has joined those criticising *A Fairy Tale for Everyone*, which reimagines traditional fairy tales with characters from diverse backgrounds. Although the majority of stories do not explicitly mention LGBTQ+ equality, it has been the focus of conservative politicians in the country.

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An illustration from the book

According to **[Time Magazine](https://time.com/5897312/hungary-book-lgbt-rights/?ref=scenemag.co.uk),** the deputy leader of Hungary’s far-right Mi Hazank party previously referred to it as ‘homosexual propaganda’, and Orban then followed, saying: *“Hungary is a patient, tolerant country as regards \[to\] homosexuality. But there is a red line that cannot be crossed, and this is how I would sum up my opinion: Leave our children alone.”* Conservative campaign group **[CitizenGO](https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/the-rise-of-citizengo/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)** has amassed around 85,000 signatures on a petition demanding the book be removed from shelves.

Orban’s administration has made numerous attacks on the LGBTQ+ community in the last decade, such as the introduction of [Article 33](https://time.com/5838804/hungary-gender-recognition-vote-transgender/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) earlier this year which ended legal recognition of Hungary’s trans community. He has also defined marriage as *“the union of a man and a woman”* and argued heteronormative families are essential for the ‘survival of the nation’.

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*Meseorszag mindenkie*, or *A Fairy Tale for Everyone,* is an anthology of retellings of traditional fairy tales, updated with more diverse, inclusive and LGBTQ characters in contemporary settings. Among the new protagonists are a Roma Cinderella, a lesbian Snow Queen, and a gender non-conforming deer. “Our aim was to make children’s literature more diverse in Hungary and show children how colorful and wonderful life is,”[ says Nagy,](https://www.instagram.com/kritikusvagyok/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) the book’s editor.

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