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# Irish MEP warns of LGBTQ+ rights rollback in Hungary
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/irish-mep-warns-of-lgbtq-rights-rollback-in-hungary/
- Published: 2021-07-27T11:36:04.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-27T11:36:04.000Z
- Description: Maria Walsh has warned European leaders that Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has only “just started” his crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Budapest Pride, Eu, Hungary, LGBTQ, Viktor Orban

Maria Walsh, an out lesbian Irish MEP, has warned European leaders that Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has only *“just started”* his crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights. Speaking to [*Sky News*](https://news.sky.com/video/hungary-lgbt-row-enough-has-to-be-enough-12363141?ref=scenemag.co.uk), Walsh said that Europe’s leaders *“can’t keep just talking about the buzzword of solidarity”* without putting it into practice and standing up for Hungary’s oppressed LGBTQ+ community.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/viktor-orban-1.jpg)

Prime minister Viktor Orban

She continued: *“Orbán, he’s just starting. He’s built a foundation that he can stand on and now we’re going to start seeing more and more rollbacks of rights.”* Walsh’s comments come shortly after she marched in Budapest Pride on July 24, with record numbers attending the annual LGBTQ+ event that has been running for 26 years.

Viktor Orbán has been the subject of controversy after passing a law that aims to prohibit the sharing of content that is considered to ‘promote homosexuality or gender change’ with under 18s. Since the law was passed, the EU has [expressed concern](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/eu-very-concerned-about-anti-lgbtq-law-in-hungary/) over it and is currently assessing whether it breaches the bloc’s legislation. In defiance of the EU, Orbán recently announced that he will be[ holding a referendum](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/hungary-to-hold-referendum-on-anti-lgbtq-law/) on the law to decide its future.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/hungary-pride-parade-600-400.jpg)

A previous Budapest Pride parade