They came out as non-binary after a long personal journey. Tina Kolos Orbán, 45, is vice-president of the Transvanilla Association, the only NGO in Hungary with a focus on transgender and gender non-conforming issues. Tina Kolos Orbán says transphobes have been emboldened by recent legislation in Hungary Credit: AP This is a critical time.” 'Restructure the EU if needed' Budapest Pride will be more significant than previous years as we’ve never had so much visibility as we do now. I have gay conservative friends who were very sceptical about activism, but now some have come out on Facebook and are talking to family and friends. “People who didn’t speak before have decided enough is enough. Inside Hungary, he said, “Because of the attacks on the community, there’s been a big response from progressives. Ákos said he and Szimpozion Egyesület were grateful for the international support, including from the UK, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson was said to have raised "significant" concerns about LGBT rights during a visit by Orbán in May. Politicians of all stripes have also weighed in on the issue. It comes after huge demonstrations in front of the Hungarian Parliament building over the new law earlier this month. In the meantime, Ákos expects to see a good turnout at this year’s Budapest Pride. The fear is the same will happen this time, and Szimpozion Egyesület is likely to boycott the vote. But it was still hailed as a victory by the government. In the 2016 migration referendum, a widespread boycott left the result without the necessary 50% quota. It is set to include five politically-charged questions, one of which is: “Do you support that minors may be shown without restrictions media content of a sexual nature capable of influencing their development?”.
“I accepted myself very quickly,” he said.
But for Ákos, who accepted at the age of 14 that he was gay, this did not compute. Back then, he said, homosexuality was never discussed: “It would have been strange, like saying you were from Mars.”īoys at his school would drop homophobic slurs, and the local Catholic priest occasionally opined on the “sin” of practising homosexuality. Ákos Modolo grew up in a small town in eastern Hungary, close to the Romanian border.
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Ákos Modolo was outed to his grandparents after appearing on TV at Budapest Pride Kati Holland