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@0warfighter0 Please observe that at no stage did I state anything about promotion, nor did I make any comments that indicate fear or anti-gay perspective. Please stop trying to turn this conversation into something it's not, and please do not place words in my mouth. You only discredit yourself by doing either.
I am only concerned with the law being reported on and legitimate concerns of impact it may have. No one has thus far been able to point to any legitimate negative outcomes from such a law. I have looked through the statute and it doesn't appear to have anything in it that could possibly cause harm.
It doesn't outlaw homosexuality nor does it outlaw people talking about homosexuality in their own private conversations. It doesn't outlaw adults being part of societies, groups or non-profits surrounding homosexual rights or lifestyle. This particular law does not make illegal, establishments geared towards a homosexual clientele. It doesn't outlaw homosexual content at universities where all students are adults.
Importantly, it also does not introduce content into schools with a negative view of homosexuality.
The only thing this law does is outlaw homosexual content at schools in relation to minors. That is, it leaves sexuality completely out of schools for minors making that a question for parents. As such, I can see no negative outcomes here for homosexuals. Homosexual students in schools will still be homosexual, they'll still have the same number of friends as they had yesterday and those friends will naturally come to understand them as individuals.
Critically there is no discernible mechanism by which such a position alone can increase stigma, hatred nor lead to oppression.
So, unless someone can point to a direct harm I'm going to take this as a media beat up of a non-issue.
If this is how Hungary feel from a social and cultural standpoint then it seems a reasonable implementation.
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