The first Hungarian storybook propagating LGBTQ ideology was published in our country in September 2020 under the title Fairyland for Everyone.

Magyar Nemzet reported . On the portal, it is written: In the legal dispute between the NGO that publishes the storybook A Meseország székyéé and the publisher of Magyar Nemzet, Mediaworks Hungary Zrt., the Court rejected Labrisz's claim.

As is known. making a big splash in public life, the first Hungarian,

the story book propagating LGBTQ ideology was published in our country in September 2020 under the title Fairy Tale for Everyone.

In the volume containing the writings of contemporary authors, the authors created rewritten versions of well-known fairy tales with characters who belong to some "stigmatized" or minority group. The controversial publication divided the entire Hungarian society and even the psychologist profession.

Labrisz won the lawsuit at first instance

The Labrisz Lesbian Association objected to an article published by Magyar Nemzet on October 12, 2020, in which it was written that the book "Fairytale is everyone's" is related to pedophilia, and the Labrisz Lesbian Association should be judged similarly to a pedophile organization. Because that's what it's all about after all." Labrisz filed a personal rights lawsuit because they believe that the Hungarian Nation violated Labrisz's reputation when it was labeled a pedophile.

Labrisz won the lawsuit in the first instance, and in November 2021, Mediaworks was ordered to apologize and pay one million HUF damages. However, at second instance, the Capital Court decided differently: it rejected the claim of the civilians. Labrisz, which was represented in the lawsuit by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, did not settle for this and

initiated a review procedure, so the case finally came before the Court.

On the previous hearing day, October 26, Tamás Fazekas, the lawyer representing Labrisz, maintained the contents of their review request. He spoke about the fact that it is not disputed that the article was born in a public debate related to public affairs, and according to him, the court does not have to take a position in this public debate, but the subject of the lawsuit is only to judge the legal framework of the debate.

At the same previous hearing, the lawyer representing the defendant argued in favor of the correctness of the judgment panel's decision, according to them, the real content of the offending text is not that the plaintiff supports sexual abuse of minors, but rather the intention of the author of the opinion article was to draw attention to the civil organization's activities, and that action is necessary for the proper psychosexual development of children.

The communication was not a statement of fact, but an expression of opinion

The president of the Kúria council explained his decision orally on Wednesday. The review request also challenged the previous judgment citing material and procedural violations. The civilians complained that the second-instance court did not allow the organization's legal representative to make a recording for the purpose of filming a documentary as a procedural violation. The Court's position in this regard was that the second-instance court held a public hearing, which the press could record, thereby ensuring control of the functioning of the judiciary.

transparency was not damaged, so there was no procedural violation affecting the merits of the case.

From a content point of view, the central question was related to freedom of expression and its limitations. The Court came to the conclusion that the aggrieved statement was made in a public debate, related to a public figure, and was not a statement of fact, but an expression of opinion.

Featured image source: Labrisz Lesbian Association Facebook page