«Let us all be equal and grey" is the motto of the grey march whose route drew a penis on the streets of Budapest
Thousands of people dressed in grey demonstrated this Saturday in Budapest, Hungary) to defend diversity and liberal democracy against the policies of the Government of Viktor Orbán and its legal reform that practically prohibits the pride march LGTBIQ +. "Let us all be equal and grey" is the motto with which the Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP), a satirical group without parliamentary representation but very popular, has called for a march through the center of Budapest.
The route of the march, which started and ended in the central Plaza de los Heroes, was designed to draw a penis on the city streets. The organizers called it "illiberal pride", alluding to the illiberal system that he defends Orbán and which maintains respect for the holding of elections but dispenses with many other elements of Western democracies.It is especially important to defend people LGTBIQ +", the group stated in a statement, recalling the seriousness of the protest despite its festive and ironic tone.
«All the problems in the world come from diversity and individuality.", he points out MKKP in a statement mocking government policies that increasingly restrict the rights of the community LGTBIQ + en Hungary. "SIf everyone were equal and everyone thought the same, there would be no wars! Besides Brussels, diversity is the other culprit behind war.", they say, ironically about how Orbán accuses the European Union (EU) of warmongering for supporting Ukraine against the attack of RussiaThe participants all wore gray to "be equal" and even waved rainbow flags painted only white, black, and gray.
Cutting rights LGTBIQ +
The legal reform approved in March, with the absolute majority of the Fidesz, the match of Orbán, prohibits "meetings that promote or display birth sex change or homosexuality", as well as participation in them, all in the name of defending minors and their development"suitable«. The text provides for fines and the use of technologies of «facial recognition» to identify the participants of these meetings.
Opposition parties, NGOs and community organizations LGTBIQ + They have denounced that this law could prohibit the Pride march, which is planned for the end of June, as the final event of the month. Budapest Pride.
Orbán He came to power in 2010 and in these 15 years his government has legally limited the rights of the community LGTBIQ +Its parliamentary majority approved a new Constitution In 2011, it established that marriage is the union of a man and a woman. The government has also promoted a law prohibiting adoption by same-sex couples.
