Hungary Withdraws From Eurovision Contest, Claiming The Contest Is “Too Gay”
Hungary has pulled out of the Eurovision Song Contest after the country’s far-right government has deemed the music competition “too gay” for them.
‘Gay Times’ report that although an official reason has not been given, it has been assumed that Eurovision’s association with the LGBT+ culture was the reason for this withdrawal.
“I was not surprised. It comes from the organisational culture of MTVA,” said a source from the MTVA, Hungry’s public broadcaster, explaining that positive coverage of the LGBTQ community and their fight for equality is discouraged.
A TV commentator, Andras Bencik called Eurovision a “homosexual flotilla” and says he supports his country’s decision to not participate.
“I welcome the decision, including from a mental health perspective, that Hungary will not take part in the homosexual flotilla that this international song competition has been reduced to,” he said.
“Many young people thought that this is something for people under 18, but at this event the destruction of public taste takes place with screaming transvestites and bearded women.”
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