Háttér Society (Háttér Társaság in Hungarian, háttér means background) is an NGO representing LGBTQI people in Hungary. It operates a telephone hotline, a legal aid service, an HIV/AIDS prevention program and an archive. Besides its core activities, Háttér participates in research and training projects[1] and lobbies for the rights of LGBT people through legal change, including against the 2021 Hungarian anti-LGBT law.[2] Háttér is a founding member of the Hungarian LGBT Alliance, and an active member of ILGA-Europe.
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| Formation | 1995 |
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| Purpose | LGBT rights |
| Headquarters | Budapest, Hungary |
Region served | Hungary |
| Website | hatter.hu |
History edit
Háttér was founded in 1995.[3]
Activities edit
Háttér Society ran a survey of 2,000 people showing that 42% thought about suicide while 30% had attempted it. Suicide thoughts occurred mostly among teenagers, about 64% of respondents, Háttér said.[4] The Society has conducted other surveys and research, in part funded by ILGA Europe.[5] They have written shadow ("parallel") reports for the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2015 and 2021.[6]
The Society's lobbying activities include efforts in 2017 to achieve inheritance tax equality for gay widows and widowers.[7] In 2018, Háttér Society released a short film intended for parents of gay children.[8]
After the Orbán IV government passed the Hungarian anti-LGBT law in 2021, Háttér and Amnesty International were among a group of NGOs condemning the law in a joint letter.[2][9][10] Háttér stated that discrimination and violence against LGBT people increased after the law was passed.[11]
Háttér Society runs its own archive, the Háttér Archive.
References edit
- ^ "Research". Háttér Society. 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ a b "Hungary passes law banning LGBTQ content for minors". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "About us". Háttér Society. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Orban's tighter laws stoke taboos, fear among Hungary's LGBT people". Reuters. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Research". Háttér Society. 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Publications". Háttér Society. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Ombudsman: meleg és leszbikus pároknak is járnak az adókedvezmények". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Én még azt hittem, hogy börtön jár a melegségért". Abcug.hu (in Hungarian). 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Hungarian government launches Russian-style attack on freedom of speech and children's rights". Háttér Society. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Háttér Társaság: Minden létező jogi eszközzel megtámadjuk a jogsértő és embertelen törvényt". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ Imre, Patthy Loránd (2021-07-18). "Háttér Társaság: megnőtt a melegellenes inzultusok száma". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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