Hungary vows to fight in EU court to defend anti-LGBT law

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s Justice Minister said late on Wednesday that Budapest would fight in the Court of Justice of the EU to defend an education law that Brussels says discriminates against people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Justice Minister Judit Varga said in a Facebook post she had submitted a counter claim to the court because the government would stick to its stance that education was a matter for national governments to decide. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s anti-LGBT campaign escalated in June 2021 when the parliament, dominated by his Fidesz party, p…

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