Hungary outlaws changing birth gender on documents
From DAILYCALLER.COM
Hungarian lawmakers approved an amendment to a bill Tuesday that defines gender as “sex from birth” and mandates the inclusion of biological sex on government documents. The legislation also stated that gender would be considered a biological attribute based on primary sex characteristics and chromosomes.
The amendment was part of a larger legislative package submitted by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen and passed by Hungary’s National Assembly, according to NBC News. The amendment was passed by lawmakers 134 to 56. It reflects the socially conservative policy agenda of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Fidesz party, which holds a majority of seats in the National Assembly.
The passage of the bill has led to outrage from various progressive groups and activists. The Transvanilla Transgender Association said in a statement “people are in a panic” and “want to escape from Hungary” because of the new changes. Krisztina Tamas-Saroy of Amnesty International Hungary said that the new law sends Hungary “back toward the dark ages.” Hungarian rights group Hatter Society called the move a violation of the “constitutional fundamental right” to change one’s gender, which has no actual legal basis in Hungary’s constitution.
Mainstream media outlets have frequently criticized Orbán as a dictator pushing a “far-right” or “alt-right” agenda, despite the fact that Hungary’s government was democratically elected, and left-wing journalists did not take kindly to the ... (Read more)
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