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Hungary Proposes Mandating 'Christian' Gender Roles in Constitution
The news comes after a flurry of anti LGBTQ+ rhetoric.
November 11 2020 1:13 PM EST
May 31 2023 4:04 PM EST
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The news comes after a flurry of anti LGBTQ+ rhetoric.
As some countries push forward, embracing equality and outlawing hate, others are deadset on regressing. According to a report, Hungary's government has proposed a constitutional amendment requiring that children be raised with a Christian interpretation of gender roles. The amendment asserts that only opposite-sex couples are the only ones fit to build families.
The new amendment would see that a child receives an "upbringing based on values stemming from Hungary's ... Christian culture," according to Reuters. "The basis for family relations is marriage," the amendment reads.
"The mother is a woman, the father is a man."
The amendment goes on, essentially outlawing allowing children to explore and realize their gender identity, claiming the country "protects children's right to the gender identity they were born with." This follows a May ban on gender changes on offical documents in the country.
It also follows a statement last week where Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen said gays should not be allowed to adopt children and stop families.
"Why is private life not enough for (gays), why do they want official recognition?" Semjen said at the time. He went on to say that a child's "right to healthy development is stronger than homosexual couples' need for a child." The idea that children of same-sex couples are in some way developed in an unhealthy way has no factual basis and has actually been refuted multiple times. A new study released this year shows that kids raised by LGBTQ+ couples outperform their peers academically.
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.