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The success of Budapest Pride hurt Orbán – but be warned, Europe’s far right is coming for all of our rights

Huge crowds defied a ban to party on Saturday, yet authoritarians across the continent are targeting LGBTQ+ people to spread division, says freelance journalist Gordon Cole-Schmidt

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025

Opposing parties in Hungary use mass Budapest Pride turnout to boost their own agenda

Despite a ban on the event by the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, more than 100,000 turned up for the annual pro-LGBTQ+ rally through Budapest.

Euronews · Jun 30, 2025

Reform UK councillor charged with assault after Pride event

Police and the CPS said ‘criminal proceedings against Clare are live and that she has a right to a fair trial’

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

Teenage girls shot near New York landmark after Pride march

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The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

Voices: Why it’s time Wonder Woman was allowed to live her bisexual truth

COMMENT: For the fifth year running, Wonder Woman has been excluded from DC Comics’ Pride anthology, writes Peter Tatchell. The superhero comic publisher’s failure to acknowledge the Amazon’s queer identity is straightwashing and shoves her to the back of the closet

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

Two shot near historic Stonewall Inn after New York Pride march

The victims were a 16-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl, according to media reports

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

Geert Wilders accuses Budapest mayor of Nazi salute during Pride march

Geert Wilders accused Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony of making a Nazi salute during Budapest's Pride march, but the claim was disputed with alternative footage.

Euronews · Jun 30, 2025

Monday briefing: How Budapest Pride became a huge show of anti-Orbán defiance

In today’s newsletter: Hungary has relentlessly cracked down on LGBTQ+ rights – but banning Pride proved a step too far, as European politicians joined its biggest ever crowd

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2025

Hungary's PM Orbán says Pride marched in the Budapest 'on the orders of Brussels'

An unprecedented crowd of between 100- and 200-thousand people marched at the 30th Budapest Pride on Saturday. The Prime Minister said the event was "disgusting and shameful".

Euronews · Jun 29, 2025

Pride events are facing a funding crisis. Here’s why

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The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2025