In Hungary, an Embattled L.G.B.T.Q. Community Takes to the Streets

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Though Mr. Orban has asserted that he represents the majority of Hungarians, a poll released in mid-June by Zavecz Research found that 56 percent of Hungarians accept homosexuality and another poll at the same time by Ipsos concluded that 46 percent of those surveyed support same-sex marriage.
48% : Another Ipsos poll in May concluded that the same number of people believe same-sex couples should have the same rights to adopt as heterosexuals.
40% : The country's second-largest bookstore chain put up signs announcing they sell "nontraditional content" after being fined $830 for not labeling a book portraying same-sex parents as "content which deviates from the norm."
38% : Hungary has repeatedly clashed with the European Union, which it joined in 2004, over these policies.
34% : The European Union has also delayed and threatened to withhold payment of $8.5 billion in post-coronavirus recovery aid over concerns about Hungary's judicial independence and shortcomings in its anti-corruption strategy.

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