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Hungarian gay couple hoping for adoption breakthrough under new PM Magyar
The new government will repeal the law after an EU court found it breached non-discrimination rules, while also adding child-welfare reforms.
- On Saturday, Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced his government will amend legislation to scrap the de facto ban on adoption by gay couples, following an EU Court of Justice ruling that declared previous restrictions discriminatory.
- Former leader Viktor Orban's Fidesz party enacted a 2020 law requiring family affairs minister approval for single adopters, effectively blocking gay couples from adopting despite prior laws allowing single-person applications.
- Bence Lakatos and Jozsef Vanyovszki, a gay couple, have sought to adopt since 2021; Lakatos was recently deemed fit to adopt as a single parent in August, offering new hope.
- Vanyovszki described the shift as "feels incredible," yet emphasized the need for full marriage equality to eliminate rights violations, a position supported by two-thirds of Hungarians in recent polling.
- The amendment reflects a broader rollback of policies enacted during Orban's 16-year tenure, as Magyar's administration dismantles LGBTQ restrictions the EU previously identified as breaching non-discrimination principles.
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Hungarian gay couple hoping for adoption breakthrough under new PM Magyar
A Hungarian gay couple who have been trying to adopt for years are hoping for a change in fortune after Prime Minister Peter Magyar started to roll back some curbs on LGBTQ rights enacted under right-wing former leader Viktor Orban.
·London, United Kingdom
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