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Hungary's so-called anti-LGBT law, which its supporters say is designed to guard minors from LGBT content, has inadvertently sparked increased public support for the LGBT community, fostering a significant rise in both interest and engagement with LGBT-related arts and cultural discourse.

A government campaign against what it calls “homosexual propaganda” is unsettling booksellers and has resulted in the firing of the director of one of the country’s leading museums.

Hungary's banning of photos that promote LGBTQI+ lifestyles and the sacking of the head of the country's National Museum are chilling reminders that Europe is not immune from criticism

Auction-week anxieties, collector conservatism, a Basquiat that may soon rank among the most expensive self-portraits ever, and more.

Laszlo Simon dismissed after National Museum allowed children to visit a World Press Photo show

M Luis Aroyo-Lopez, 23, of Santa Rosa, Calif., was arrested in San Francisco on suspicion that he decapitated a female relative and took her head when he fled the scene, police said.

The museum recently hosted the World Press Photo exhibition.

Institution 'failed to stop' minors visiting exhibition about homosexuality

Hungarian government officials have fired the director of Hungary’s National Museum for allegedly allowing under-18s to view a photo exhibition featuring LGBTQ+ content. In 2021, the conservative Hungarian government imposed a controversial law which forbids “promoting homosexuality or gender reassignment” to minors, as well as restricting LGBTQ+ content in media and public spaces. Prime Minister…

The World Press Photo Exhibition contained no nudity or explicit content, but detractors said it violated the country’s oppressive anti-LGBTQ+ laws.