Ged Maheux1d ago
Score one for democracy. I sincerely hope we follow suit this fall. Vance being humiliated is the cherry on top. #USPolitics
James 🩉 #FBPE đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș1d ago
Show threadGed Maheux

Viktor Orbán passed a law labeling gay people as pedophiles. He banned Budapest Pride and made it a criminal offense to attend with €500 fines organizers facing prison time. And when people showed up anyway, he let police use facial recognition to hunt them down at the parade.

Millions of Hungarians stood in lines for hours to say they've had enough.

I pray we are inspired by them. #USPolitics

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Show threadCarolyn1d ago
@gedeonm We are rooting for you!!!!
Show threadSharon đŸ€ŠđŸŸâ€â™€ïž Persists1d ago
@gedeonm Now that the new party in power controls 2/3 of the Hungarian legislature, all those nasty things put in place by Orban can be overturned. đŸ‘đŸŸđŸ‘đŸŸđŸ‘đŸŸ
Show threadCarolyn1d ago
@SharonCrockett @gedeonm Someone just posted that the new guy isn’t very pro gay rights, so it’s not going to be perfect, but it will be better for Europe and Hungary overall. One thing at a time.
Show threadAngela Scholder1d ago
@CStamp @SharonCrockett @gedeonm Indeed what I'd also seen mentioned more.
Show threadCarolyn23h ago
@AngelaScholder @SharonCrockett @gedeonm He seems to have changed. In his win speech he said no one should be punished for who they love, surprising many. That seems a good thing. We’ll see. :)
Show threadAngela Scholder23h ago
@CStamp @SharonCrockett @gedeonm Well, as soon as all LGBTQI rights in Hungary will be restored equally or better than EU law we'll know.
Show threadCarolyn22h ago
@AngelaScholder @SharonCrockett @gedeonm Fingers crossed.
Show threadRob van KanđŸ”»1d ago
@CStamp @SharonCrockett @gedeonm He is a former member of Fidesz and therefore he's not *that* far removed from Orban.
Show threadAstroMancer5G (she/her)1d ago
@SharonCrockett
Given who replaced him, I doubt it. It'll be a longer struggle. It seems like the biggest difference between Orban and Magyar is their stance on Russia, not immigration or queer rights.
@gedeonm
Show threadjon_bon1d ago

@SharonCrockett @gedeonm

@AstroMancer5G This might be a positive sign. Although the video is a year old.

https://toot.cat/@jon_bon/116396429589843210

jon_bon (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Sv. En. "and love any way they would like to, and they should live with whoever they want to live with" SkÀrmklipp frÄn video dÀr Péter Magyar fÄr frÄga om Pride. Han sÀger ocksÄ att han slÄr vakt om mötesfrihet. Huruvida dessa uttalanden omsÀtts i politik eller inte ÄterstÄr att se. Videon Àr ett Är gammal.(Mer detaljer i alt-texten). Screenshot from video where Péter Magyar get a question on Pride. He also says he thinks freedom of assembly is important. Whether these statements will translate into politics or not remains to be seen. The video is a year old. (More details in alt-text. In Swedish. But says, among other things, what the video is called and that you can search for it on PipePipe or Freetube.) #ungern #pride #hungary

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Show threadAlien software, human hardware19h ago
@gedeonm half of your government is going to jail if they let that election happen.