{"id":2087149,"date":"2023-11-01T17:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T21:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungary-bans-minors-from-visiting-world-press-photo-exhibition-citing-lgbtq-photos\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T17:41:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T21:41:11","slug":"hungary-bans-minors-from-visiting-world-press-photo-exhibition-citing-lgbtq-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungary-bans-minors-from-visiting-world-press-photo-exhibition-citing-lgbtq-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungary bars minors from World Press Photo exhibit due to LGBTQ+ images."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhungary-bans-minors-from-visiting-world-press-photo-exhibition-citing-lgbtq-photos%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2087149&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People wait in the queue to visit the exhibition of \u200bthe World Press Photo at \u200cthe Hungarian National Museum in Budapest on November 1, 2023. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>2:37 PM \u2013 Wednesday, November 1, \u200b2023<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s World Press\u2062 Photo exhibition in Budapest has prohibited entry for those under\u200d the age of 18 since the \u2064government of Hungary determined that certain images\u200b in the show infringe upon a\u200b \u201ccontroversial\u201d\u200b law that limits the content of\u200c LGBTQ+ publications.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Every year, nearly 4 million people from all \u2064around the world visit Hungary\u2019s National Museum in Budapest to view the\u200c esteemed international picture show. Its goal is\u200b to \u200cprovide a \u200dworldwide \u2063audience with visual coverage of significant events while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungary-bans-minors-from-visiting-world-press-photo-exhibition-citing-lgbtq-photos\/\" title=\"Hungary bars minors from World Press Photo exhibit due to LGBTQ+ images.\">showcasing exceptional photojournalistic skills<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, a conservative Hungarian politician filed a complaint with the \u200bcountry\u2019s \u2064culture ministry after seeing a series of five images taken by Filipino photojournalist Hannah Reyes Morales. The agency determined that the images violated a regulation in Hungary that forbids\u200d showing sexually explicit LGBTQ+ \u200bcontent to children.<\/p>\n<p>From\u2064 this point\u200b on, even if a minor were to receive parental consent, any child under 18 years old will\u2063 not be granted entry to \u200dthe photo exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>The executive director of World Press\u2063 Picture, Joumana El Zein \u200bKhoury, expressed concern at Hungary\u2019s government\u2019s targeting of a\u2062 picture series \u201cthat is \u2062so positive, so inclusive.\u201d One \u2062of the shows was being censored in Europe for the first time, she claimed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe fact that there is limited access for a certain \u200ctype of audience\u200d is \u200breally something that shocked us terribly,\u201d Khoury told reporters.\u200c \u201cIt\u2019s mind-boggling that it\u2019s this specific image, this\u200b specific \u2062story, and \u200dit\u2019s \u200cmind-boggling that\u2062 it\u2019s happening in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The decision to prevent children from attending\u2064 the exhibition was \u200dthe most\u200d recent action taken by the government of \u200bHungary, which is led by Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n, to limit the availability\u2064 of media,\u200b including books, films, television shows, and commercials, to minors that advocate or portray homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p>The European Union\u2019s Commission President \u2063Ursula von der Leyen has called the 2021 child protection bill \u201ca disgrace,\u201d despite the\u2064 government\u2019s insistence that it is \u2062intended to shield children from what\u2062 it refers to as sexual promotion. <\/p>\n<p>Fifteen nations have filed lawsuits in \u200dresponse to the law.<\/p>\n<p>The right-wing legislator, Dora \u2062Duro, who filed the complaint over the \u2062images, expressed her fury\u200b upon seeing the exhibition and refuted the notion that the government\u2019s action curtailed press or speech freedom.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHow the LGBTQ minority lives is not the biggest problem in the world,\u201d Duro \u200dtold reporters. \u201cWhat we see as normal, what we depict and\u2062 what we convey to\u2063 (children) as valuable influences them, \u2063and this exhibition is clearly \u200bharmful to minors and, I think, to adults too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tamas Revesz, an organizer of Hungarian exhibits for more than \u200c30 years \u2063and a former member \u2063of the World Press Photo jury, said\u200b that many of the images in the exhibition\u2014including coverage of \u200bthe war in Ukraine\u2014are \u201ca thousand times more serious and shocking\u201d than Morales\u2019 series.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that\u200c thousands of Hungarian teenagers will no longer be able to view the World\u200d Press Photo \u2063collection, even the pictures that don\u2019t have LGBTQ+ material, as students make up almost half \u2062of the 50,000 visitors to the show in Hungary\u200c each year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe goal of each image and each image report is to bring the news to us, the viewer, and a lot \u2063of reporters risk \u200dtheir lives for \u2062us \u2063to have that knowledge,\u201d Revesz said. \u201cEveryone \u200bis free to think what they want about the images on display. These pictures were taken without prejudice, and we too should take what we see here without prejudice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A request for comment was not answered by Hungary\u2019s minister of culture.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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They argue that it is a \u200dclear\u2063 violation of freedom\u2064 of expression \u2064and of the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty\u200b International\u2019s Hungary researcher,\u200c Krisztina \u200dTam\u00e1s-S\u00e1r\u00f3y, stated, \u200d\u201cBanning children from attending\u200b this \u200bexhibition sends a dangerous message that LGBTQ+\u200d people and their lives are shameful,\u2063 inappropriate,\u200c or unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The controversy \u2063surrounding the World Press Photo\u200b exhibition highlights the ongoing tensions between LGBTQ+ rights\u2063 and conservative ideologies in\u200b Hungary. \u2064This \u2063is not the \u2064first time that the Hungarian government has\u2062 enacted\u200b legislation that\u200b targets the \u200bLGBTQ+ community. In 2020, the country passed a law banning transgender and \u200dintersex individuals from \u2064legally changing their gender identity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Hungarian government\u2019s persistent attacks on \u200bLGBTQ+ rights are \u2062deeply troubling,\u201d said Boris Dittrich, advocacy director of the LGBT\u2062 Rights \u200cProgram at Human\u200b Rights \u2064Watch. \u201cThese actions undermine the principles of \u2062equality, freedom of expression, and non-discrimination that are at the core of human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Hungarian government defends its actions, arguing that\u2063 it is protecting children \u200dfrom harmful content and \u2063that it \u2064has\u200d the right \u2063to determine what is \u2062appropriate for \u200bminors. However, critics argue that\u200d these measures are \u200ddiscriminatory\u200d and violate Hungary\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-n-airstrikes-have-killed-hundreds-in-ethiopia-since-november\/\" title=\"U.N.: Airstrikes Have Killed 'Hundreds' in Ethiopia Since November\">international human rights obligations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The World Press Photo organization \u2062has expressed its disappointment with Hungary\u2019s decision and\u2062 hopes that the exhibition can continue to be a platform for dialogue and understanding \u200bthrough \u2064the \u200cpower\u2062 of photojournalism. World Press Picture executive director Khoury stated, \u201cWe hope that wherever we exhibit, we can contribute \u200bto the thought process and the understanding and tolerance of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the face of Hungary\u2019s restrictions, World Press Photo\u200b is considering alternative ways to reach audiences, including online\u200b platforms and exhibitions in other countries that prioritize freedom of speech and expression.<\/p>\n<p>As debates around LGBTQ+ rights continue to unfold,\u2062 it is crucial to\u200c remember\u200b the importance of open dialogue, respect for \u2062diversity, and \u2063the power of visual\u200d storytelling \u2063in promoting understanding\u200b and empathy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>    <script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v10.0&#038;appId=110984825932834&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\" nonce=\"y2muTquE\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/worldpressphoto\/posts\/10159054306110752\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>18. 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