»Pride er fortsat væsentlig som protestbevægelse, og som civilsamfund og borgere skal vi gå forrest og kræve af magthavere, at de beskytter og opretholder de frihedsrettigheder, som vi ønsker at smykke os med udadtil,« skriver Amnesty.
»Pride er fortsat væsentlig som protestbevægelse, og som civilsamfund og borgere skal vi gå forrest og kræve af magthavere, at de beskytter og opretholder de frihedsrettigheder, som vi ønsker at smykke os med udadtil,« skriver Amnesty. Nicolas Maeterlinck/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
epa12196218 Members of the European Parliament, including French MEP Raphael Glucksmann, Luxembourger Marc Angel, and Spanish leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), Iratxe Garcia Perez, pose with Amnesty International activists during a 'Mini Pride' demonstration against Hungary's Pride ban in front of the European Parliament and the Hungarian representation in Brussels, Belgium, 25 June 2025. Over 14, 000 people in Belgium and 75, 000 worldwide have signed Amnesty International's petition calling on Hungarian authorities to allow Budapest Pride to take place without fear or violence. The 30th edition, scheduled for 28 June, is at risk of being banned under a new law passed in March that allows authorities to prohibit the march, fine participants, prosecute organizers, and use facial recognition to identify attendees. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET
epa12196218 Members of the European Parliament, including French MEP Raphael Glucksmann, Luxembourger Marc Angel, and Spanish leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), Iratxe Garcia Perez, pose with Amnesty International activists during a 'Mini Pride' demonstration against Hungary's Pride ban in front of the European Parliament and the Hungarian representation in Brussels, Belgium, 25 June 2025. Over 14, 000 people in Belgium and 75, 000 worldwide have signed Amnesty International's petition calling on Hungarian authorities to allow Budapest Pride to take place without fear or violence. The 30th edition, scheduled for 28 June, is at risk of being banned under a new law passed in March that allows authorities to prohibit the march, fine participants, prosecute organizers, and use facial recognition to identify attendees. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET Olivier Hoslet/EPA/Ritzau Scanpix

I årtier har vi i EU – og ikke mindst i Danmark – set os selv som fanebærere for frihed og ligestilling. Men noget er ved at vende. Fremmarchen af anti-lgbti+-politik i Europa bør få os til at spærre øjnene op. For når autoritære tendenser rykker frem, er det som regel minoriteters rettigheder, der først kommer under angreb.

Minoriteter er som kanariefuglen i kulminen: Når deres rettigheder langsomt kvæles, varsler det et iltfattigt demokratisk klima, som i sidste ende går ud over os alle.