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A law doesn’t make things right, and sometimes doing the right thing is above the law
We live in crazy times, there is no doubt about that. The world has somehow turned into this madness in…
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“RuPaul’s Drag Race is the hardest thing I have done in my entire life”
As a hardcore fan of the Drag Race franchise you can imagine what I felt when I was told that…
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Expat eye: Should I stay or should I go?
As an expat, the past couple of months have been confusing. The new laws, the social media posts by different…
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We won’t stay silent – Four human rights activists on the future of the homophobic law
The whole Hungarian LGBTQ community, and indeed the whole of Europe, has been shocked by the Hungarian homophobic law, which…
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“If I had given it to my girlfriend, I would have killed myself for sure”
The Háttér Society organizes a community meeting for people living with HIV every two weeks. These casual occasions are open…
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Hungary belongs to everybody – Roma activists for equality
Dezső Máté “Hate is exclusionary, destructive, and a game for weak, frustrated people” Dezső Máté, a social researcher…
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Speak up, stand up! Standing strong and loud together
Putting things in perspective regarding the heated atmosphere for the LGBT community in Hungary in 2020 “If people are talking…
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„An accepting city is good for everyone” – Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest
He would feel like a hypocrite if he did not stand up for the LGBTQ community. He thinks that without…
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“I had to go through the AIDS stage with my 5-year-old daughter”
One of Hungary’s most prominent LGBTQ organization, Háttér Társaság organizes a community gathering for people living with HIV every two…
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Safe outdoor plans that Budapest has to offer post COVID-19
All right, let’s start by setting the record straight: we aren’t really in the “post” phase of the virus, so…