Veszprém City is governed by federal Hungary law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Civil unions (marriage rights)
- Censorship
- ✖ Fine as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Legal, but restricted for minors
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Same-sex marriage in Veszprém City is civil unions (marriage rights).
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2009
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Hungary has an alternative to same-sex marriage which is known as bejegyzett élettársi kapcsolat. Registered partners are entitled to the same inheritance and property rights, widow's pension, tax benefits, social benefits, and immigration and naturalization rights as married spouses, but they don’t get to pick their partner's surname. Since 2012, the Constitution of Hungary has defined marriage as a union exclusively between a man and woman; effectively prohibiting LGBT marriages.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Veszprém City is fine as punishment.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2021
Fine as punishment
The government has passed laws banning LGBTQ+ topics from schools.
It also made stores wrap books with LGBTQ+ content in them in a wrapper.
By law there cannot be any LGBTQ+ content containing books near 200 meters of schools or churches. This law has been enforced before.
It also made stores wrap books with LGBTQ+ content in them in a wrapper.
By law there cannot be any LGBTQ+ content containing books near 200 meters of schools or churches. This law has been enforced before.
Right to change legal gender in Veszprém City is illegal.
Current status
Since May 28, 2020
Illegal
On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender.
On January 31st 2023, the Constitutional Court of Hungary issued a ruling that will continue to block new applications from transgender people for legal gender recognition.
On January 31st 2023, the Constitutional Court of Hungary issued a ruling that will continue to block new applications from transgender people for legal gender recognition.
Gender-affirming care in Veszprém City is legal, but restricted for minors.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2020
Legal, but restricted for minors
Despite no concrete laws targeting gender affirming care, due to other anti-LGBT laws, the limited availability of gender affirming care for minors, a complete ban on surgeries for minors and generally conservative attitudes it is restricted for minors.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Veszprém City is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
In 2020 the legal definition of "sex" has been redefined to "match sex at birth", making it impossible for trans and intersex individuals to update or change their legal gender.
LGBT discrimination in Veszprém City is illegal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Illegal
There are several provision that bans discrimination against the basis of sexual orientations and gender identities. A court ruling has also stated that the general anti-discrimination law in the constitution extends its coverage to sexual orientation and gender identities as well.
LGBT employment discrimination in Veszprém City is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Discrimination is illegal for both sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in Veszprém City is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Discrimination is illegal for both sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoption in Veszprém City is illegal.
Current status
Since Dec 15, 2020
Illegal
Although same-sex couples cannot adopt jointly, adoption by individuals is illegal regardless of sexual orientation or partnership status. Stepchild adoption is only available for married (different-sex) couples.
Legal
Any individual can apodt regardless of thair marital status but prefecence has to be given to married couples. Joint adoption is available only for them.
Second parent adoption is available for married and cohabiting couples - regardless of gender - but not for registered (same sex) partners.
Same sex cohabiting couples's joint adoption has to be authorized by the Guardianship Office.
Second parent adoption is available for married and cohabiting couples - regardless of gender - but not for registered (same sex) partners.
Same sex cohabiting couples's joint adoption has to be authorized by the Guardianship Office.
Intersex infant surgery in Veszprém City is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There is no official ban on unnecessary sex reassignment operations in infants in Hungary.
Serving openly in military in Veszprém City is legal.
Current status
Legal
No restrictions for trans people to serve in Hungary.
Blood donations by MSMs in Veszprém City is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2020
Legal
In 2020, the 12-month deferral period was scrapped completely, no restrictions have been placed since.
Until Dec 31, 2019
Banned (1-year deferral)
Gay and bisexual men were allowed to donate blood following a 12-month deferral period.
Conversion therapy in Veszprém City is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
No laws to ban conversion therapy. Though many Hungarians actively condemn it
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