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Budapest
Budapest is the capital and largest city in Hungary - a member state of the European Union. Located in the northwest of the region, close to the borders of Austria and Slovakia, Budapest is home to nearly 3 million people in it's urban area.
Officially established in 1873 after the merging of Buda and Pest, the history of Budapest is as fascinating as it is turbulent. When admiring the city's many grand art-nouveau buildings it's easy to forget the municipality was heavily damaged during the second world war and endured a repressive communist regime in the 50's.
Nowadays, Budapest is a bustling cultural and commercial hub with a whole host of things to attract the 4.4 million tourists that visit the city year in year out.
Hotels, restaurants, cafes and bars are comparatively budget and good value compared with other European capitals.
Gay Rights in Hungary
Hungary decriminalised homosexuality in 1961 but it wasn't until 2002 that 14 was established as the matching age of agreement for both heterosexuals and homosexuals.
Sexuality based discrimination is outlawed by Hungarian rule. However, adoption is not available for sam
Budapest Gay Travel Guide 2025
Upcoming Events in Budapest
| 20 August 2025
Szent István ünnepe – St. Stephan's Day: national holiday of Hungary, commemorating the foundation of the Hungarian state and named after the first king of Hungary. Festivities and activities all day extended, culminating in the impressive fireworks over the Danube river at 21:00.
| 31 December 2025
New Year's Eve in Budapest: with lots of concerts, races, parties, cruises and the fireworks along the Danube river.
About Budapest and its gay life
The Hungarian capital Budapest, picturesquely situated on the Danube river and with a diverse architectural and cultural heritage of its centuries-old history, is one of the twenty most popular tourist destinations in Europe.
Budapest's cityscape is marked by influences from many parts and eras of Europe: from Ottoman-era Turkey and Habsburg-era Vienna to industrial-era English engineering and post-communist Berlin's 'ruin chic'.
Among the many sights of Budapest are, for example, the Buda Castle Palace and the Parliament Building, Fisherman's Bastion and Matthias Church, the Széchenyi Chain Bridge an
Brussels – Despite the condemnations of Brussels, the Magyar executive continues to persecute Hungary’s Lgbt community and, after years of attacks, aims to ban the country’s most emblematic rainbow rights event, Budapest Pride.
Today (March 17), to the outrage of civil rights groups, several members of the governing coalition submitted a bill to parliament that would ban the Budapest Pride event and authorise city authorities to use facial recognition software to identify any participants. Attending the event will also result in fines of up to 200,000 Hungarian forints (about 500 euros), which the state will earmark for “child protection.” The coalition currently holds a two-thirds majority in the legislative assembly, which implies that the bill will almost certainly become law.
The bar on the pride, which celebrates its 30th edition this year, is only the latest in a series of measures that go in the guide of homophobia and transphobia: several previous laws, adopted in 2020, had banned same-sex couples from adopting children and eliminated legal recognition o
Budapest is a magical city in Eastern Europe. While this region of Europe is considered to be conservative, Budapest is different. Queer Budapest is up and coming.
With its great (gay) nightlife, (gay) saunas, thermal baths, imagine hotels, great sights and delicious meal, Budapest is a fantastic city to visit as a gay traveler.
Though Budapest isn’t love Berlin, Amsterdam or Barcelona, this municipality has so much to offer if you know where to look! Great to know: Budapest is made up of two parts – Buda and Pest – the Danube river separates the two.
Pest is considered the buzzing side of the city, while Buda is a lot calmer and more residential. Pest is the go-to place for nightlife! In this Budapest gay guide, we will tell you about the same-sex attracted rights in Hungary and where to go in “Gay” Budapest!
Hungary Gay Rights
Hungary is still a conservative country but has improved a lot over the last years. The Hungarian society has always been focused on traditional families, therefore things can be hard in Hungary for local LGBTQ+ people.
Gay couples don’t contain the same legal rights as direct married couples, but being gay has been legal for over 6