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Christopher Vourlias On the surface, it looks like any other teenage love story: Abel, an absent-minded high-school student in Budapest, hopelessly pines for his best friend, Erika, dreamily staring out the classroom window when the teacher calls his name. On the day of his final exam, he draws a blank: Rather than bury his head in his history books, Abel’s had his head in the clouds.

The New York Times opinion columnist Ross Douthat scorched the novel in a piece headlined “How America Made James Bond ‘Woke,’” warning that it juxtaposes a progressive version of the globetrotting spy against a caricature of conservatism, “007 is charged with protecting King Charles III from a dastardly plot hatched by a super villain,” Aethelstan of Wessex, who can be described as a “Brexiteer, a right-wing populist, apparently the true and natural heir to Goldfinger and Blofeld.”He goes on to note that Bond, known for womanizing in the past, is in a romantic “situationship” with an immigration lawyer he permits to sleep with other men, and that his mission is that he “must travel to Viktor Orban’s Hungary to infiltrate the vast right-wing conspiracy and avert a terrorist attack at Charles’s coronation.”Douthat lamented it as yet another example of “American-style wokeness” asserting its power throughout the Anglosphere or countries culturally and linguistically connected to England.

“The story of the LGBT movement in Hungary, and the story of the fight for human rights in Hungary, is a story that is being written by Hungarians,” says David Pressman, the U.S. ambassador to Hungary and one of six out gay men currently serving as a U.S.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Eight months after Italy took a sharp turn to the right, the government headed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni – whose Brothers of Italy party has neo-fascist roots – is wreaking havoc at state broadcaster RAI, prompting the abrupt exit of several executives and TV personalities and causing alarm within the country’s film and TV sectors. At RAI, where politics have always held sway, managing director Carlo Fuortes resigned earlier this month saying he was unwilling to “agree to changes” in the broadcaster’s content and programming “that I do not consider to be in RAI’s best interests,” he underlined. Fuortes has now been replaced by Roberto Sergio, a veteran RAI executive who is considered basically bi-partisan. The pubcaster’s new general director, instead, is former RAI board member Giampaolo Rossi, who is backed by Meloni’s Brothers of Italy and is known for his controversial tweets and support of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and far-right Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

< 1 min read Luxembourg’s openly gay Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has condemned Hungary’s implementation of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, explicitly targeting the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán. Bettel comments follow Hungary’s enactment of a highly controversial Child Protection Act in June 2021, which prohibits discussions about LGBTQ+ individuals in schools and media.

Tam Courts was axed as Honved boss just two days after their fans were accused of a sickening racist attack on the rival club's manager.

bans so-called “gay propaganda,” defined as any content that is believed to “promote” homosexuality, in schools and in media — even in depictions that are intended to only be viewed by adults.The law, which mirrors a similar law in Russia, prohibits any positive, or even neutral, portrayals of homosexuality, casting all LGBTQ people as evil or disordered under the guise of “protecting” children. Critics say the law is based on conservative tropes that associate homosexuality with pedophilia, as well as the notion that people will easily or readily change their sexual orientation simply by being made aware of the existence of LGBTQ people.In his CPAC speech, Orbán repeated tropes popular with right-wing voters, complaining about “fake news” published by legitimate news outlets, attacking Jewish billionaire George Soros, former U.S.

Christopher Vourlias On the outskirts of Budapest, a big-budget period drama is recreating the fateful day that sparked the Hungarian war of independence in 1848. Construction is underway at the state-owned Mafilm studio complex on a massive set that will stand in for the Hungarian capital in the 19th century.

Ukraine will only come to an end when bonkers Vladimir Putin has died, according to a top military spy chief. The claims come amid reports the Russian President’s health has rapidly deteriorated and is showing signs of terminal cancer.Major General Kyrylo Budanov, one of Kyiv’s top officers, agreed it was “unrealistic” to expect Putin to retreat when asked if the former KGB officer would die before fighting ends.

Hungary’s right-wing and homophobic Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was re-elected on Sunday, winning a fifth term in office, but failed to win enough votes for his anti-LGBTQI referendum.As per Hungarian law, around half of the eight million registered voters needed to vote in the referendum for it to be binding. The opposition parties and human rights groups had asked citizens to boycott the referendum and to cast invalid votes.

Scotland women's team have sent a message that anti-LGBT discrimination must be stamped out as skipper Rachel Corsie wore the Pride flag on her captain's armband for a game in Hungary. Scotland took on the Hungarians in their opening World Cup qualifier at the Hidegkuti Nandor Stadium in Budapest on Friday night.And ahead of kick-off the Scotland Twitter account posted Corsie's shirt and armband from the dressing room, featuring the symbol.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton has slammed Hungary's stance on LGBTQ+ rights as he gears up for Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend.Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is holding a referendum on a proposed law that includes a ban on the promotion homosexuality and gender-change to under-18s.The referendum has been met with widespread criticism, and the EU has threatened to intervene.However, Orbán has stated that the decision is for Hungary and not for "Brussels bureaucrats."And, ahead of the Hungarian GP, Hamilton has hit out at the law with a story posted to his Instagram account.Hamilton said: "To all in this beautiful country Hungary, ahead of the Grand Prix this weekend,

Don't wait around for updates - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!A pitch invader has stormed onto the pitch - at the Euro 2020 clash between Hungary and Germany - with a rainbow flag during pride month.The gesture comes after Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, passed a new anti-LGBT law - which has been condemned by 13 separate EU countries, including Germany.Germany asked UEFA if they could light up the Allianz Arena, where the clash is being held, with the rainbow flag, however, UEFA rejected the proposal.

Euro 2020 match with Hungary. But home fans made their stance clear as they gathered waving pride flags in protest against repressive laws targeting LGBT people in the opposing country.

revoked legal recognition of transgender individuals. The protest marked the second as six opposition parties have banded together in hopes of defeating Orban and his allies, reports Reuters.At Monday’s protest, several people waved rainbow flags and compared the law unfavorably to a 2013 Russian statute that bans the propagation of “propaganda” about non-traditional sexual relations, or Polish government reforms that have created so-called “LGBT-free” zones in parts of the country in recent years.“This is horrible and inhumane,” protester Dominika Pandzsa told Reuters.

George Clooney didn't try to sugarcoat how terrible 2020 has been for most people in a new interview with The Guardianthat was published Sunday.The 59-year-old Midnight Sky star admitted this 'has been a crappy year for everyone,' even as he expressed hope that 'we will come out better' on the other side.The occasional director also opened up about about how his relationship with his wife Amal Clooney began, and how the two have angered everyone from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Lawmakers in Hungary on Tuesday approved a bill that would prevent transgender and intersex people in the country from legally changing their gender.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban — Photo: Ron Przysucha / U.S. Department of State

The Hungarian Parliament in Budapest (Washington Blade photo by Michael K. Lavers)

Hungary’s national assembly has passed a bill giving “practically unlimited power” to its right wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban as countries across the world take increasingly drastic actions to tackle coronavirus.