Let's Save the Pride in Hungary!

Hi all,

My name is Patrik, I am a university student from Hungary currently studying and interning in the Netherlands. I've been living far from home, working hard to get by on very limited means, scraping together enough to survive each month as a broke student abroad.

But something bigger is calling me back home right now!

In Hungary, Pride is being attacked not just in spirit, but now by law. The government has moved to ban Pride events, silence queer voices, and erase the visibility of an entire community. Future attendees of Pride are being threatened with facial recognition systems and hefty fines!

This year on the 28th of June, Budapest Pride may be one of the most important demonstrations of LGBTQ+ and civil rights and life in Hungary, and I badly want to be there.

I wish to stand alongside tens of thousands of Hungarians who are not giving up. People who will not stay silent in the face of growing authoritarianism, hate, and repression. The need to march, protest, and make our voices heard is bigger than ever.

The only thing stopping me is the cost of getting there.

I am in need of around €200 to afford flights and train tickets to travel back home and return to the Netherlands. I know it’s not much in the grand scheme, but it’s more than I can afford right now, all my resources go to rent and groceries.

If you can help me, whether it’s €5 or just by sharing this, I will be eternally grateful. I'll use this trip to speak out, take photos, write, and share the stories of resistance back home.

️‍Budapest Pride matters! Human rights matter! Solidarity matters!

Thank you so much for reading, supporting, and helping him be there, where it's needed most right now!

With all my heart,

Patrik