Solidarity with LGBTIQ+: Austria demands pressure on Hungary!

Solidarity with LGBTIQ+: Austria demands pressure on Hungary!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - An intensive conflict on the rights of the LGBTIQ+ Community unfolds in Hungary. The Hungarian Legal Committee discusses a legislative proposal that could pursue the organizers and participants of pride demonstrations. This reports ots.at . The SPÖ equal treatment spokesman Mario Lindner describes this step as the "frontal attack on the basic principles of the EU" and demands more decisive measures on the part of the EU countries. The immediate consequences of the law could lead to the suppression of human rights in Hungary, while Austria should strengthen its support for the LGBTIQ+ community in the neighboring region.

Since the takeover of the black and green government in Austria, the LGBTIQ+ community has been faced with a stagnating policy. This results in growing tensions that are reflected in an increase in hate crimes against queer people. ggg.at reports of the insufficient reaction of the current government to these challenges. Immediate measures to contain such crimes still seem necessary to catch up with human rights in Western Europe. Despite the massive blockages that the ÖVP are attributed to as the main cause, some progress, such as the discriminatory -free blood donation and the protection of interlectors, could be achieved. However, these successes are due to the pressure of civil society and interpreman cooperation.

The urgency of changes

The situation is alarming. Threats against fundamental rights are in space, while at the same time the pressure from civil society in Austria is still not sufficient to enforce profound changes. Lindner and other activists warn that similar conditions as they prevail in Hungary could also find their way into Austria should not be related to these attacks on human rights. It is essential that Austrian politicians not only express solidarity, but also take political measures that actively protect and promote the rights of the LGBTIQ+ Community.