The editor of the children’s book “Meseország mindenkié”, in German “Märchenland für alle”, which is hostile to homophobic rights, leaves his home country Hungary because of persistent threats against himself. On Tuesday, literary scholar and translator Boldizsár Nagy told the Hungarian news portal 24.hu that the decision to leave had been made earlier.
“Fairytale Land for Everyone” retells well-known fairy tales in that the hero characters belong to minorities. These include children with disabilities, victims of domestic violence, homosexuals and transsexuals. The authors want to create more acceptance for disadvantaged people.
The campaign against his book and the law that came into force the previous week to suppress information about homosexuality for young people had confirmed his decision to leave his home with his partner.
Last year, a right-wing extremist MP shredded the book in front of television cameras. The right-wing national prime minister Viktor Orbán subsequently expressed his approval of the radical politician’s action with the words: “Leave our children alone!” Since then, the government-dependent media has equated homosexuality with pedophilia.
The information law that has now come into force also aims at such an equation. In particular, it is forbidden to make books and other information carriers accessible to people under 18 who “represent” or “propagate” homosexuality, transsexuality or gender reassignments.