The most hopeful development of the 2022 elections was the invalid homophobic referendum and the 1.5 million Hungarians who cast invalid votes to achieve that. Continue reading
Tag Archives: homophobia
Is it really wrong to out homophobic politicians?
There is a type of double standard that really bothers me. Continue reading
Gay panic over a salt and pepper shaker
After he was ridiculed for seeing gayness into a foodie show the offended Orbánist snowflake doubled down. Continue reading
Gay panic at ‘Death in Venice’
A few weeks before the pandemic began the Croatian National Ballet visited Budapest. Continue reading
Homophobic law: The pain is the point. And the distraction
The Hungarian Associations of Psychology and Psychiatry released an announcement that the new homophobic law is scientifically wrong and damaging to young people. It was a courageous stance, albeit futile. The government knows perfectly well that they are wrong. And the damage might be the point. Continue reading
Forget Orbánism – It should be called Goulash Putinism
Orbánism – if there is such a thing – is more Putinism Light than an American-style culture war. Continue reading
Orbán is improvising months before the election
Orbán threw in homophobia to distract from the Pegasus-scandal – and learned two things: 1) The Pegasus scandal really hurts him (according to him). 2) The man is improvising. It may not lead to his downfall in 2022. But it is not a sign of an upward trajectory for someone like him. Continue reading
Is the homophobic campaign a massive miscalculation or a personal issue for Orbán?
Campaigning with his own opinion is deadly for a populist. It is the equivalent of an actor who suddenly stops playing his part and demands to be loved for himself. But with a lot more power. Continue reading
Homophobic hatemongering works!
Sometimes I wonder if politicians should be allowed completely free speech. Continue reading
Government mouthpiece: HBO and Netflix are full of homosexual propaganda
The new homophobic law is vague enough to give a headache as to how it would be enforced but the government’s mouthpiece has already given us a hint: by attacking TV and cinema that portrays LGBT people. Continue reading
Meanwhile in Budapest 