Hungary’s President Vetoes Bill on Reporting Same-Sex Families
- President Novak sends legislation back to parliament
- Bill would facilitate anonymous reporting on same-sex couples
Viktor Orban
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Hungary’s president rejected a bill that would enable citizens to report anonymously same-sex families to authorities, a rare rebuke from an otherwise loyal ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
The draft law approved by parliament earlier this month would allow people to report those who contest the “constitutionally recognized role of marriage and the family” and those who deny children’s rights “to an identity appropriate to their sex at birth.”