Anti-LGBT constitution, 'family protection' law in Hungary come into force
By Dan Littauer
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/01/anti-lgbt-constitution-family-protection-law-in-hungary-come-into-force/BUDAPEST — Tens of thousands of LGBT people joined the opposition parties Monday in Budapest, Hungary for mass protests against the country's new anti-gay Constitution and Law.
On January 1, a new homophobic constitution and law came into force in Hungary — the constitution now bans same-sex couples from marriage while the new "Family Protection" law defines the family as a heterosexual unit and stipulates that media services should broadcast programs that respect the institution of marriage and family.
The constitution that was voted on April 18 has thus now come into force; Article L of the constitution defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, while Article XV.2 excludes sexual orientation from the protected grounds of discrimination (but does have provision for protection on the basis of race and gender).
