Hungary’s new government has submitted a bill to Parliament that would repeal key anti-LGBTQ restrictions introduced under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, bringing the country’s legislation closer to European Union standards.
The changes target a 2021 law that restricted the display and promotion of homosexuality and gender transition in media and other content accessible to people under 18. Orbán’s government said the measures were intended to protect children, but they faced strong criticism from LGBTQ-rights organisations and the EU.
In April 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the restrictions violated EU law and contributed to the stigmatisation and marginalisation of LGBTQ people.
Under the proposed replacement, Hungary would focus its child-protection rules on genuinely harmful material, including pornography, sexual exploitation, sexual solicitation and other content considered seriously harmful to children's development, rather than restricting LGBTQ representation itself.
The move is part of Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s broader effort to improve Hungary’s relationship with the EU following his defeat of Orbán in the April 2026 election. Magyar has also announced plans to reverse restrictions that had effectively prevented same-sex couples from adopting children.