Government: Hungary will continue to resist pressure of ‘LGBTQ lobby’
Hungary will continue to resist “the pressure of the LGBTQ lobby”, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Facebook after discussing the European Commission’s strategy on children’s rights with her European Union counterparts on Thursday.
In her English-language post, Varga said she and her Polish counterpart had vetoed a push by “certain Member States” to allow LGBTQ activists into schools.
“We will never let LGBTQ activists into our schools,”
she said.
The minister said the member states who were in favour of allowing activists into schools believed that “ensuring extra rights for the LGBTQ lobby” was more important than fighting child abuse and child prostitution, guaranteeing the rights of special needs children or standing up against any form of discrimination, calling their stance “unbelievable”.
The minister said the member states who were in favour of allowing activists into schools believed that “ensuring extra rights for the LGBTQ lobby” was more important than fighting child abuse and child prostitution, guaranteeing the rights of special needs children or standing up against any form of discrimination, calling their stance “unbelievable”.
It is “extremely important” that “the online content consumption and everyday routine of minors” should not be “exclusively shaped by the profits of the technology sector”, the minister of innovation and technology told a conference held in Budapest under the auspices of the Hungarian presidency of the ministerial committee of the Council of Europe on Thursday.
László Palkovics, speaking at the conference dubbed Children’s rights, opportunities, and well-being in the digital age, said that “for the first time in history we must face challenges of how children can use smart devices and the internet in productive, creative, and ethical ways”. It is “obvious”, he said, that the IT sector, which is “the largest recipient of financial and data-related benefits” should be
more transparent and proactive to minimise risks for children.
“At stake is what the homo digitalis, the man of tomorrow and its world will look like, and how they can carry on our heritage,” he said, adding that providing digital protection to families and children was crucial. He noted that the Hungarian government had adopted a digital child protection strategy in 2016, but added that it now called for upgrading.
Palkovics highlighted the
Palkovics highlighted the
“unprecedented cooperation” built during the coronavirus pandemic between schools, businesses, and civil groups,
adding that lockdown measures led to “irreversible” digitalisation in education. He cited a Hungarian survey, which showed that education was one of the five most important areas in which digital technologies proved crucial in re-organising life under lockdown.
The Hungarian government took similar measures to those of the most developed countries to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and to support needy students, Palkovics said, adding that the government had made provisions for digital technology and content, as well as special assistance to the most vulnerable families.
The Hungarian government took similar measures to those of the most developed countries to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and to support needy students, Palkovics said, adding that the government had made provisions for digital technology and content, as well as special assistance to the most vulnerable families.
Source: MTI