Tag: LGBT

Vocal Minority Should Not Spell the End of Enshrining Religious Freedom: Expert

Religious freedom is worth protecting even when there is a “loud segment of society” who are against any protections for people of faith, said an expert on religion. Denise Dragovic, a scholar in the field of religion and society and a fellow at the University of Melbourne, told The Epoch Times that if the yardstick…


‘Unfair’ for Trans Weightlifter to Compete in Female Category: Aussie Senator and Women’s Rights Group

Australian Senator Claire Chandler has criticised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for allowing a trans weightlifter to compete in the female heavy-weightlifting category at the Tokyo Games. New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard, who was born male, took the spot that 18-year-old Roviel Detenamo would have won, if it wasn’t for the IOC’s trans inclusion policy, according…


Hungary to Hold Referendum on LGBT Issues by Early 2022

Hungary plans to hold a referendum on legislation that limits schools’ teaching about homosexuality and transgender issues late this year or early next year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Thursday. Orban announced the referendum on Wednesday, stepping up a culture war with the European Union. The European Commission last week began…


The EU’s Self-Defeating Threats Against Hungary

Commentary The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, recently made the explosive comment that Hungary had “no business being in the European Union anymore.” Rutte’s comment followed the Hungarian Parliament’s adoption of legislation that bans the depiction or promotion of homosexuality among children younger than 18 years of age. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban explained that…


Hungarian Lawmakers Pass Law Banning Showing LGBT Content to Children

Lawmakers in Hungary passed a measure Tuesday that prohibits showing LGBT content to minors as part of a move to target pedophilia. The ruling Fidesz party to which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban introduced the measure before the central European nation’s National Assembly passed it with a 157–1 vote. The right-wing Jobbik party also endorsed…