Hungary has a book problem!!!

Books are banned/wrapped in plastic because they have lgbtq+ characters.

A Hungarian book shop/distributor got fined 12 million Hungarian forints (which is about 32,079 euros, 36,014 USD. It might not look much in other currencies but our economy isn’t good) because one of the Heartstopper books wasn’t wrapped in plastic. Books with lgbtq+ stories have to be wrapped in plastic because of an anti-lgbtq+ law which supposedly protects kids.

The book distributor wanna take the case to court.

Bans/restrictions against books has been going on for a few years in our country. But this is a new low in my opinion.

I put some articles below.

Hungary fines bookstore chain over LGBT+ novel Heartstopper | BreakingNews.ie

The fine is based on Hungary’s 2021 ‘child protection’ law, which forbids the display of homosexual content to minors in media.

BreakingNews.ie

Hungarian bookseller wraps LGBTQ+ books in plastic to stop people reading them

Libri bows to pressure to comply with ‘child protection’ law after takeover by foundation linked to PM

the Guardian

Hungarian bookstore fined for selling LGBTQ+ novel in youth section

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman was on shelves for young people and did not have closed packaging as required by controversial law

the Guardian

#hungary #shithole #current events #books #censored #heartstopper #lgbtq #Líra #what I am curious about is ... will our government also fine netflix... because this tv show is available in our country on netflix #and it's not in an 18+ category on netflix so...