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Boßdorf criticizes EU ruling against Hungary – protection of children from gender ideology is a matter of national sovereignty

ESN Group Press Office · 1 min read
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In the FEMM Committee, AfD Member of the European Parliament Irmhild Boßdorf, member of the ESN Group, strongly criticized yesterday’s ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The Court had declared Hungary’s 2021 child protection law unlawful, as it restricts the depiction of homosexuality and transgender identity to minors. Irmhild Boßdorf stated:

“Today’s ruling is a frontal attack on national sovereignty and the constitutionally guaranteed right of parents to raise their children. With its law, Hungary merely seeks to ensure the protection of children from early sexualization and ideological indoctrination. This is supported by a broad democratic mandate of 3.7 million Hungarians.

What we are witnessing here is an attempt by EU centralism to impose a detached gender ideology against the will of sovereign peoples. While Brussels prioritizes the right to ‘sexual identity’ over the protection of minors, the AfD stands with those who defend the traditional family as the foundation of our society.”

The ESN Member of the European Parliament called on the European Commission to respect the competences of the Member States in family and education policy instead of penalizing nation states for protecting their children. Boßdorf announced that she will continue to firmly oppose any attempt at supranational “gender re-education.”