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EXPLAINED: Hungary passes bill against annual budapest pride march | Vintage Vibes

Opposition politicians disrupted voting on the bill by lighting flares (Credit: AFP)

Hungarian lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at banning Budapest's annual Pride march, the latest in a series of measures under Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, which critics say curtail the rights of the EU country's LGBTQ community.

Orban's government has repeatedly criticised LGBTQ people and gradually been rolling back on their rights in the name of "child protection" in recent years.

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