The European Union's chief executive Ursula von der Leyen, facing pressure to cut funding to Budapest, has warned Hungary to reverse course on its controversial LGBTQ law.

European Union warns Hungary to 'rectify' anti-LGBTQ law

Hungary’s crackdown on what it perceives as “homosexual” has left the LGBTQIA+ community feeling abandoned, especially in the midst of the country’s annual drag queen competition.

How Hungary's annual drag contest is operating in shadow of anti-LGBTQIA+ law

Hungary’s parliament voted Tuesday to adopt legislation that would increase sentences for sex crimes against children, but critics say the law is being used to target the country’s LGBT community before crunch elections for Prime Minister Viktor Orban next year.

Hungary adopts child sex abuse law that also targets LGBT community

The Hungarian Parliament passed a raft of sweeping measures on Tuesday that curtail the rights of gay citizens and make it more difficult for opposition parties to challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his party in future elections.

Hungary passes laws curtailing gay rights and expanding executive power

Hungarian politician Jozsef Szajer, who was conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban's strongest voice in the European Parliament, resigned from his ruling party as more details emerged of how he fled a gay sex party in Brussels by clambering down a gutter.

Hungarian deputy Jozsef Szajer quits Fidesz party after getting caught attending party during lockdown