Hungarian authorities issue fine over children’s book featuring same-sex parents

Hungarian authorities issue fine over children’s book featuring same-sex parents
A book shelf (Ryan Phillips/PA)

Hungarian authorities have fined the distributor of a children’s book that features a family with same-sex parents using a law prohibiting unfair commercial practices, fuelling an debate over recent government steps seen as limiting the rights of LGBT people.

The fine comes as Hungary’s government is already under widespread scrutiny over legislation it passed last month that prohibits the depiction of homosexuality or gender reassignment to minors.

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