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Varadkar Urges EU Action Against Anti-LGBTQ Backsliding

10/31/2025

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Leo Varadkar, former Irish Prime Minister, says Europe leads the LGBTQ and intersex rights movement.
He cites backsliding in Bulgaria and Hungary and participated in Budapest Pride amid government bans.
Varadkar criticized Russia's influence and urged an EU response to anti-LGBTQ leaders.
He lamented the European Commission's inaction on LGBTQ rights violations in Hungary.
He noted U.S. human rights declines under U.S. President Donald Trump, urging renewed LGBTQ advocacy.

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Leo Varadkar, former Irish Prime Minister, says Europe leads the LGBTQ and intersex rights movement.
He cites backsliding in Bulgaria and Hungary and participated in Budapest Pride amid government bans.
Varadkar criticized Russia's influence and urged an EU response to anti-LGBTQ leaders.
He lamented the European Commission's inaction on LGBTQ rights violations in Hungary.
He noted U.S. human rights declines under U.S. President Donald Trump, urging renewed LGBTQ advocacy.