Hungarian Constitutional Amendment Rejects Transgenderism

The Hungarian parliament delivered a rejection of transgenderism on Tuesday with the passage of a constitutional amendment against the legal recognition of gender transition.

The amendment, which also includes articles addressing matters such as the sale of drugs within the country, passed by a 140-21 margin in the National Assembly.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán touted the move on social media, saying, “Hungary’s constitutional amendment is now law. We’re protecting children’s development, affirming that a person is born either male or female … . In Hungary, common sense matters.”

Although the Hungarian government has not yet released an English translation of the Hungarian text, a translation from the online translator service DeepL provides a rough picture of what will go into effect. Statements by Hungarian politicians support the relative accuracy of the translation.

One article of the amendment states, “The Hungarian legal system does not recognize any change in the sex of birth,” per the translation.

The amendment furthermore recognizes marriage as being based around the union of a man and a woman.

“Hungary shall protect the institution of marriage as between one man and one woman … and the family as the basis for the survival of the nation,” the translation reads. “The mother is a woman, the father a man.”

Notably, the amendment also states that other rights must be secondary to the interests of children.

“Every child has the right to the protection and education necessary for his or her proper physical, mental, and moral development,” the translation reads.

“This right shall take precedence over all other fundamental rights, with the exception of the right to life. Hungary shall protect the right of children to an identity appropriate to their sex at birth,” the translation reads.

After the vote, Balázs Orbán, who serves as the prime minister’s political director, but is not related to him, posted to X, “A historic day in the Hungarian Parliament: We adopted constitutional amendments to defend our national identity, protect children, guarantee the right to use cash, ban drugs, and strengthen sovereignty. Naturally, the Left is furious.”