Hungary’s constitution amended to define family as a married man & woman

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary on February 11, 2019
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Hungary amended its constitution to ban adoption by same sex couples and define “family” as a man and a woman.

According to the new constitution, a family is “based on marriage and the parent-child relation. The mother is a woman, the father a man.”

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“Hungary defends the right of children to identify with their birth gender and ensures their upbringing based on our nation’s constitutional identity and values based on our Christian culture,” it says.

It also says that parents must raise their children “in a conservative spirit,” according to NBC News.

Hungary currently bans same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples is already illegal. Single parents who want to adopt a family member can apply for an exception to the rules, but generally only opposite-sex married couples are allowed to adopt.

“This is a dark day for Hungary’s LGBTQ community and a dark day for human rights,” said Amnesty Hungary Director David Vig.

“We are deeply concerned…

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