Budapest Pride
budapest pride budapest pride film cultural festival hungary largest annual lgbtq event weeklong festival march visible event march historically known several name including budapest gay dignity procession hungarian meleg méltóság menet taken place year since usually first saturday july proceeding along budapest expansive thoroughfare andrássy avenue city park városliget elizabeth square erzsébet tér though much smaller scale similar gay pride parade western europe america around one two thousand marcher typically participate budapest procession radical rightwing demonstrator hooligan severely disrupted budapest pride march held casting uncertainty future event however budapest pride held successfully intervening year minimal incident november budapest pride board member viktória radványi honoured generation change award mtv europe music award budapest hungarian far right party mi hazánk called ban lgbt pride march although march best known aspect festival budapest pride film cultural festival includes many event film festival discussion exhibition theater production author reading picnic speech religious event concert party festival event smattering public protest first eleven budapest gay parade one held july prominent rightwing radical györgy budaházy group antigay protestors blew whistle chanted slogan dirty queer marcher parade crossed elizabeth bridge activist centerright christiandemocratic hungarian democratic forum political party stood along route procession blowing whistle holding sign displaying quotation bible police took one man custody throwing rock officer beginning parade neonazis taunted parader one point along route notorious blogger inciter medium manipulator tamás polgár known alias tomcat rigged pillar chain bridge rolledup eggfilled sign intended unfurl via remote control procession crossed bridge thus dropping content onto marcher however remotecontrol malfunctioned forcing tomcat accomplice climb pillar manually disengage sign reading stupid queer gay hülye buzi melegek though parade passed underneath dozen activist radical rightwing jobbik movement better hungary political party another dozen protestors affiliated rightwing extremist hungarian selfdefense movement magyar önvédelmi mozgalom heckled participant parade th budapest gay dignity procession held july first encounter substantial belligerent protest participant marched procession square felvonulási tér past hero square andrássy avenue several balloondecorated flatbed truck marshaled parade avenue blaring technopop mounted speaker carrying standard array shirtless young men transvestite neopunk lesbian campycostumed figure including man tight short black shirt clerical collar held big pink book bearing cross later become focus attack farright medium particularly kurucinfo several hundred police escorted procession full riot gear ready protect participant expected aggression en route parade destination dance club located pest side danube called buddha beach extraparliamentary jobbik party hungarian selfdefense movement organized demonstration gay parade however culture rightwing public protest violent hooliganism emerged hungary intervening year outbreak massive antigovernment demonstration known collectively fall disturbance őszi zavargások september october prompting police expect protest gay parade would much extensive aggressive approximately protester awaited parade behind metalfence barrier erected site jobbiks officially announced antigay demonstration corner oktogon chanting dirty queer pelting marcher egg turned south onto grand boulevard nagy körút way toward buddha beach rank riot police wedged procession protester begun bombard participant addition egg empty beer can smoke bomb plastic bag filled petroleum jelly sand latter alluding hungarian slang word homokos literally sandy gay police chased seen throwing object marcher several hundred yard sidewalk eventually arresting charging eight protester disturbing peace police narrowly averted brutal assault parade chasing group approximately hooligan discarded bag full empty bottle fistsized rock fled side street jeering protester accompanied parade way terminus dispersing following brief standoff riot cop police dog changed slogan queer danube jew gyurcsány hungary prime minister get budapest police effectively buffering marcher protester procession failed protect people leaving buddha beach later evening according parade organizer attack took place vicinity club gay two required medical treatment freelance photographer hungarian news agency mti nd place world press photo contest photograph two gay german tourist among attacked following parade several civil organization hungary amnesty international criticized budapest police brfk failing sufficiently protect participant budapest gay parade event brfk subsequently initiated disciplinary procedure one officer failing respond call police protection following parade budapest police chief gábor tóth evidently aware gay dignity procession likely elicit even greater protest june informed event organizer rainbow mission foundation szivárvány misszió alapítvány brfk prohibited request hold parade along andrássy avenue july ground would impede circulation mass transit vehicle traffic fifteen hungarian gay organization including rainbow mission foundation sent letter brfk following day protesting decision urging budapest police try prevent expected rightwing extremist attack parade forbidding duty defend marcher expected aggression additionally liberal budapest mayor gábor demszky refuted chief tóths claim parade would unduly obstruct traffic vicinity andrássy avenue hungarian civil liberty union known hungarianlanguage acronymic form tasz hungarian helsinki committee magyar helsinki bizottság human right organization also denounced brfks prohibition parade tasz announced would provide hungarian gay organization legal service event chose file lawsuit brfk banning parade noting budapest police routinely close andrássy avenue vehicle traffic weekend event recently national gallop equestrian show held weekend may june brfk retracted prohibition gay parade day june announcing one week later approved rainbow mission foundation original request hold event along established route customary first saturday july influential rightwing extremist group website immediately went offensive following announcement budapest gay parade would held usual june budaházy close associate leader radicalnationalist county youth movement vármegye ifjúsági mozgalom lászló toroczkai issued joint communiqué regarding parade permit aberrant foreigner color force alien sick world hungary hereby publicly declare defend hungarian capital every hungarian patriot needed stand among defender form defensive force among group organization come oktogon budapest oclock afternoon july moral duty act rainbow rampage aggressive pederast caravan degenerate foreigner traversing europe arrive final stop budapest july freemasonry biggest holiday anniversary signing america declaration independence order celebrate queerdom capital several day end beginning pm july exhibitionist queer rabble hold public procession street ball trampling foot fundamental traditional moral value proclaiming hungary occupation aberrant foreigner however day hungarian patriot recall battle pressburg force founding father prince árpád inflicted crushing defeat upon western army army hunnia defend capital hungarian july major rightwing radical website hungary published announcement whose author arguably command greatest capacity country mobilize rightwing extremist engagement violent street action also june hungarian selfdefense movement known hungarianlanguage acronymic form möm involved organizing protest previous two gay parade published appeal organization website heading july attack selfdefense summon hungarian responsibly minded family father mother come expel pederast horde cannot simply watch passively genetic trash show bad example child call upon hungarian selfdefenders resist saturday afternoon july meet designated place unite force oktogon june anonymous selfdescribed founding member fan club budapest soccer team ferencváros whose supporter highly publicized history hooliganism participation rightwing extremist street aggression published letter möm website stating answering hungarian selfdefense movement appeal weapon must bare hand must let thing stand let oppose u tremble fear june tomcat proposed website bomb factory bombagyár straight parade held time gay parade annual gay pride day coming usual queer spend million exhibitionism hundred people put perversion display world enough healthy heterosexual people marching opposite shouting throwing thing dont need parade perhaps holding hand partner show love opposite sex worth june hungary primary rightwing extremist website kurucinfo published list gay bar cafés sauna guest house hotel budapest ominous development since beginning december group called arrow hungarian national liberation army magyarok nyilai nemzeti felszabadító hadsereg firebombed several residence location implicitly identified target website early following morning molotov cocktail thrown entry gayfrequented action bar budapest morning july four molotov cocktail tossed one city sauna gay bathhouse budapest slightly injuring one establishment employee july kurucinfo reported latter firebombing title cleansing fire lick another mini sodom website noted incidentally drew attention reader sauna case wanted little hot air though arrow hungarian claim responsibility firebombings organization done previous case usually publishing video recording attack kurucinfo asked largely rhetorical question following assault action bar arrow hungarian national liberation army struck kurucinfo prepared reader gay parade publication detailed instruction including picture two day event fill egg dye throwing marcher procession tomcat meanwhile began process organizing heterosexual counterprocession though first compelled explain actually marched gay dignity procession participated carrying sign though want eliminate throw thing anybody fact found event took place absolutely acceptable yes observed queer parade inside also took photo chatted queer met among old buddy well still maintain problem parade also maintain go ahead bombard sort stuff eradicate organizer earlier think neither fag running around half naked pinkbiblelicking obscenity rump rummagers jumping public however one year later pride totally changed simply party queer politics got hold time lackey medium job vilifying homophobe whole thing degenerated unprincipled advertisement wildliberal value standard sinking ever since accident fewer fewer normal homo support parade regard allegedly boundless homophobia enough note bomb factory gay editor well doesnt make particular secret several gay friend acquaintance besides well none gay parade saturday surely farright extremist july tomcat summoned socalled factory dweller prepare bomb factory counterprocession couple day left saturday street battle time began getting ready course would world harm dear homosexual people want truck entire length andrássy avenue let least show world well welcome healthy heterosexual friend also homo condemn lunatic dressed disgusting garb kindly decline people represent procession travel along route queer proceed andrássy avenue opposite wont yell wont throw thing wont murder—the kuruc people place finally night parade tomcat issued last reminder havent forgotten welcome everybody bring partner would like beat queer join budaházys group though dont see good opportunity many cop around demonstration violent arent going throw thing fight course still possible thwart queer parade kind bomb factory dweller organizing eggthrowing team interested contact farright movement better hungary jobbik led effort organize demonstration previous budapest gay dignity procession remained inactive regard parade morning event party published following communiqué website ban queer procession budapest instigator motivated force field extremeliberal szdsz marching street demonstrate favor deviant view year well inform misguided people preparing take street still turn back collide wall awakening organizing social resistance currently governmentinspired showlike trial taking place hungarian guard magyar gárda liberal leftwingers within several local council initiated prohibition charitable organization territory including budapest time police conformity budapest mayor gábor demszkys expectation chose review original decision permitted initially banned homosexual event request selfdefined christianconservative mdf fideszkdnp distance jobbik hungarian guard true extremist urge read old testament leviticus man lie man one lie woman done detestable must put death blood head brfk good reason suspect political daily népszabadság reported june marcher would exposed increasingly brutal attack last year hungary main rightwing extremist leader organization media—budaházy torockai tomcat hungarian selfdefense movement hungarian national committee jobbik ostensibly arrow hungarian liberation army kurucinfo bombagyár holy crown radio szent korona rádió barikádhu—had rallied exceptional degree unity purpose behind cause defending capital pederast horde already june main page kurucinfo hungarian selfdefense movement website displayed countdown clock showing number day hour minute second start budapest gay parade farright attack gay parade held previous weekend brno czech republic sofia bulgaria resulted considerable number arrest also powerful portent likely take place th budapest gay dignity procession parade police helicopter hovered overhead protester broke tall metal fence surrounding parade endpoint hero square threw egg bottle rock firecracker marcher cobblestone gasoline bomb police least people injured including two policeman three medium truck damaged hit among others liberal mp gabor horn broke window police car hungarian socialist party mep katalin levai riding gábor szetey first gay member hungary government riot police dispersed protester using tear gas water cannon total people arrested police protection parade estimated cost dollar million huf protection gay demonstrator witch became unusually high cost per person hungary police kept protestors also onlooker wellwishers one block away andrássy road march contact public although extensively covered television infiltrator attempted disrupt march bursting balloon frightened away booing however protestors threw stone police burned rainbow flag used organiser parade budapest pride website archived wayback machine official website budapest pride budapest pride photo image budapest pride march taken walk pride photography project