Mon Feb 7, 2022 – 5:00 pm ESTMon Feb 7, 2022 – 5:20 pm EST
BUDAPEST (LifeSiteNews) – Hungary has announced a referendum on a recent law that cracks down on pedophilia and promotion of LGBT ideology to children, amid legal action by the European Union to sabotage the legislation.
Hungarian ruling party Fidesz said last month that the vote will be held April 3, the same day as the country’s parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is seeking his fifth term, running against a pro-LGBT, globalist-backed challenger.
Hungary’s sweeping child protection law, which passed in June 2021 and took effect the next month, bans LGBT themes in school material and media content, including advertisements. The law explicitly prohibits “content that depicts sexuality for its own sake, or promotes or displays deviations from the identity of the sex of birth, gender reassignment or homosexuality.”
The measure also strengthens penalties for child pornography, creates a new sex offender registry, and restricts sex education to organizations approved by the Hungarian government.
With the April referendum, voters will be posed five questions, including whether they support pro-LGBT sexual education classes without parental consent and allowing minors to undergo transgender
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