Hate violence against the participants to an LGBT film-shooting

Alert DateMay 24, 2009 Country: Hungary Address: Budapest General Type: Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Homophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
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Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Hungarian
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Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

In May, 2009, at The Heroes’ Square in Budapest, a group of skinhead-looking people (one of them wearing the hat of the Hungarian Guard) verbally insulted the participants of a film-shooting who were preparing a video spot announcing the forthcoming Gay Pride; and spat at one of the participants (a young, foreigner woman). The police were called, but apparently, no one filed a complaint regarding the incident. [1]

[1] Népszabadság (2009) ‘Szivárványszín zászlóra támadtak’ [The rainbow flag was attacked], in: Népszabadság, 26.05.2009, available at: http://www.nol.hu/lap/mo/20090526-szivarvanyszin_zaszlora_tamadtak (Date of access: 19.02.2012).