Hungarians urged to report neighbors raising transgender children

Viktor Orban's government effectively bans same-sex couples from adopting children Photo: Alexander Zubkov

Hungarians will be encouraged to report their neighbors if they suspect them in the upbringing of transgender children, under a new law approved by the Hungarian government this week.

People will be able to file a formal complaint against parents who have been found to be violating their children's right to an «identity corresponding to their birth sex» .

In accordance with the constitution of the country, marriage was fixed as a partnership between a man and a woman with the adoption of children by the same persons. sex couples are effectively banned by the government of Viktor Orban.

It also restricted the rights of the LGBTQ community, a policy for which it was sanctioned by the European Union.

The Hungarian Ministry of Justice said the new law aims to protect the «Hungarian way of life.»

«The law is not about punishing reported cases, but about protecting whistleblowers,» the report says. the ministry said in a statement.

“The government considers it important that whistleblowers submitting reports… regarding the public interest related to the protection of the Hungarian way of life, also have the opportunity to use the new reporting system.”

The law included measures to ensure that complaints were investigated by the authorities on everything from workplace misconduct to corruption.

Mr Orban, who alarmed Brussels with his brand of nationalist populism, was elected to a fourth consecutive term in April last of the year. year.

Discriminatory law

Last year, the European Commission filed a case with the European Court of Justice against Hungary in connection with a controversial law adopted in 2021 that discriminates against LGBTQ people.

The law prohibits the «representation or propaganda» of homosexuality or gender reassignment among minors.

Fifteen of the 27 EU member states supported Brussels' legal action against Hungary.

The concerted action of EU member states last week was criticized by members of the Hungarian government.

“We will not succumb to pressure. We will protect our children!” Justice Minister Judit Varga wrote on Facebook.

“It is sad that the governments of several member states have succumbed to the gender propaganda promoted from Brussels and elsewhere.”