The march comes a year after Hungary passed controversial anti-LGBTQ legislation.
Thousands took part in the annual Budapest Pride march on Saturday. Crowds gathered in sweltering temperatures to defend LGBTQ rights, a year after the passage of a widely criticised law viewed as a setback for the community.
«It’s a tool to divide people and pit them against each other», one person who attended the march told AFP news agency according toDW , referring to the law.