Organisers estimated as much as 200,000 folks took half within the thirtieth parade within the Hungarian capital, which was held in a festive environment with rainbow flags flying excessive.
These numbers far exceed the earlier file turnout of 35,000 folks and got here regardless of a police ban imposed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist authorities.
The governing coalition amended its legal guidelines and the structure this yr to ban the annual celebration, citing “little one safety” to justify the years-long clampdown on LGBTQ rights.
However the opposition-run Budapest metropolis corridor determined to co-host the march so it may go forward.
“I’m proud to be homosexual and I’m very scared that the federal government desires to convey us down,” one participant, 66-year-old Zoltan, informed AFP.
“I’m very shocked that there are such a lot of folks, I need to cry,” he added. He declined to offer his full title.
