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“BUDAPEST, Hungary (
AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered in soaring
temperatures in Hungary's capital on Saturday to celebrate the 31st annual
Budapest Pride, the first such LGBTQ+ march since former Prime Minister Viktor
Orbán, who had sought to ban the event, was ousted in an April election.
The march began Saturday afternoon as temperatures reached at least 38 C (100
F) amid a record-breaking heat wave that has gripped most of Europe. Organizers
distributed water bottles to marchers, and the city's public water utility
opened fountains along the route.
Participants set off from Budapest's iconic Opera house and wound through the
city center before crossing the Erzsébet Bridge over the Danube River. Members
of Hungary's LGBTQ+ community and masses of supporters danced to music and
waved rainbow flags.
Luca Új, who was participating in her third Pride event, said she felt the mood
at the march was more relaxed now that Orbán's government, which implemented
numerous anti-LGBTQ+ policies during its 16 years in power, had been defeated.
"There used to be a lot of tension. But now I see people as being somehow
happier, and there are more older people, too," she said.”
Via evacide, who wrote "Today is a good day to remember that authoritarianism
is not inevitable, overthrowing fascists is possible, and good things can still
happen." and Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
