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# Hungary to hold referendum on LGBTQ+ issues
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/hungary-to-hold-referendum-on-lgbtq-issues/
- Published: 2021-12-01T16:15:48.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-01T15:10:33.000Z
- Description: The upcoming referendum will include asking citizens if they believe children should have access to sex education.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Eu, Hungary, LGBTQ, Viktor Orban

On November 30, the Hungarian parliament passed a resolution to hold a national referendum on LGBTQ+ related issues, which will include asking citizens if they believe children should have access to sex education. According to [*Reuters*](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-parliament-clears-way-governments-lgbt-referendum-election-nears-2021-11-30/?ref=scenemag.co.uk), Hungary’s deputy minister, Balazs Orban, told parliament that *“citizens should have a chance to express their stance on the issues of gender propaganda.”*

He continued: *“We are committed. We believe that we…have to say no to LGBTQ+ propaganda in schools carried out with the help of NGOs and media, without parental consent.”* Additional questions will include asking whether media content that could supposedly ‘affect sexual orientation’ should be shown to children without any restrictions, alongside questions on education about gender identity.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/viktor-orban-1.jpg)

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban

Although a date for the referendum has not yet been confirmed, it will be held ahead of the 2022 election, which will see anti-LGBTQ+ prime minister, Viktor Orban, campaign to secure his position. [Earlier this year](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/hungary-passes-law-banning-lgbtq-content-in-schools/), Orban’s ruling party introduced and successfully passed a controversial law to prevent the sharing of content that is considered to ‘promote homosexuality or gender change’ with under 18s, meaning LGBTQ+ topics can no longer be discussed in school or on children’s TV.

Orban’s views on the LGBTQ+ community have caused concern among activists and advocacy groups, with the [EU](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/eu-very-concerned-about-anti-lgbtq-law-in-hungary/) also condemning the new anti-LGBTQ+ law for potentially breaching the bloc’s legislation.