96 result(s) for gay in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: Echoes In Hungary Of US Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage Ruling
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States defining same sex marriage as a constitutional right splits Hungarian public life across the left liberal versus conservative divide line. The leftist argument is that the law must not stand in the way of love, while conservatives fear that same-sex marriage will further aggravate demographic decline in developed countries.
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Calls Gay Pride Parade Repulsive
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Pride Parade “is not natural, it is repulsive”, mayor István Tarlós said on TV2’s “Mokka” program Thursday morning. He said “he does not quite understand” what the annual LGBTQ parade is good for and said “this thing is unworthy of the historical environment of Andrássy út”.
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
Publimont Rejects Gay Ad Campaign In Hungary
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Publimont, a billboard and vehicle advertisement company controlled by Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges, has rejected a campaign commissioned by gay dating website Melegrandi, news website Origo reports. The ad campaign would be the first in Hungary directly targeting the gay community, Melegrandi head Péter Weiler told Origo.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
Resignation Requested Of Crossdressing Jewish Community CEO In Budapest
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days after his election as CEO of the Budapest Jewish Community, a Hungarian Jewish insight blog, tudozsido.com, has published pictures of David Schwezoff performing in a Bratislava gay club in 2004 dressed as a woman. According to tudozsido.com Schwezoff was successful in the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) community and Budapest nightlife under the stage name “Carol ...
Police Negligent At Budapest Pride, Say Organisers
- 10 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police failed to properly ensure the safety of participants of the Budapest Pride parade at the weekend, Péter Hanzli, the event’s spokesman, said on Wednesday. The closing event of Budapest Pride, a week-long festival of lesbian, bisexual, gay, trans-gender, and queer culture, was held on Saturday amid a heavy police presence along a cordoned-off route across the city.
Embassies Support Budapest Pride Festival
- 3 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty embassies issued a joint statement on Wednesday in support of the ongoing Budapest Pride festival, affirming the right of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Hungary to express themselves peacefully and lawfully.
KEHI Raids Ökotárs Foundation Offices In Budapest
- 3 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Agents from the government audit office KEHI appeared yesterday at the offices of the Ökotárs Foundation, which is in charge of disbursing funds from the Norway Grant programme, as well as two recipient organisations and took documents.
Xpat Opinion: Echoes In Hungary Of US Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage Ruling
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States defining same sex marriage as a constitutional right splits Hungarian public life across the left liberal versus conservative divide line. The leftist argument is that the law must not stand in the way of love, while conservatives fear that same-sex marriage will further aggravate demographic decline in developed countries.
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Calls Gay Pride Parade Repulsive
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Pride Parade “is not natural, it is repulsive”, mayor István Tarlós said on TV2’s “Mokka” program Thursday morning. He said “he does not quite understand” what the annual LGBTQ parade is good for and said “this thing is unworthy of the historical environment of Andrássy út”.
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
Publimont Rejects Gay Ad Campaign In Hungary
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Publimont, a billboard and vehicle advertisement company controlled by Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges, has rejected a campaign commissioned by gay dating website Melegrandi, news website Origo reports. The ad campaign would be the first in Hungary directly targeting the gay community, Melegrandi head Péter Weiler told Origo.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
Resignation Requested Of Crossdressing Jewish Community CEO In Budapest
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days after his election as CEO of the Budapest Jewish Community, a Hungarian Jewish insight blog, tudozsido.com, has published pictures of David Schwezoff performing in a Bratislava gay club in 2004 dressed as a woman. According to tudozsido.com Schwezoff was successful in the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) community and Budapest nightlife under the stage name “Carol ...
Police Negligent At Budapest Pride, Say Organisers
- 10 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police failed to properly ensure the safety of participants of the Budapest Pride parade at the weekend, Péter Hanzli, the event’s spokesman, said on Wednesday. The closing event of Budapest Pride, a week-long festival of lesbian, bisexual, gay, trans-gender, and queer culture, was held on Saturday amid a heavy police presence along a cordoned-off route across the city.
Embassies Support Budapest Pride Festival
- 3 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty embassies issued a joint statement on Wednesday in support of the ongoing Budapest Pride festival, affirming the right of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Hungary to express themselves peacefully and lawfully.
KEHI Raids Ökotárs Foundation Offices In Budapest
- 3 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Agents from the government audit office KEHI appeared yesterday at the offices of the Ökotárs Foundation, which is in charge of disbursing funds from the Norway Grant programme, as well as two recipient organisations and took documents.