HUNGARY GOVERNMENT PROPOSES GAY ADOPTION BAN

Wed 11 November 2020:

Hungary’s government has proposed draft legislation that would ban adoption for same-sex couples.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government also proposed a constitutional amendment requiring children to be raised with a Christian interpretation of gender roles.

Justice minister Judit Varga, a member of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling right-wing Fidesz party, submitted the legislative amendments to parliament.

Human rights groups have described the draft bill as an attack and campaign against the LGBT community.

Adoption is currently only possible for same-sex couples in Hungary if one partner applied as a single person.

The bills were submitted to parliament late on Tuesday to shore up support for the government, just before tough coronavirus restrictions took effect on Wednesday in an effort to curb a rise in infections.

In May, Hungary approved legislation banning the legal recognition of transgender and intersex citizens in personal documents.

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