178 result(s) for gay
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Calls Gay Pride Parade Repulsive
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Pride Parade “is not natural, it is repulsive”, mayor István Tarlós said on TV2’s “Mokka” program Thursday morning. He said “he does not quite understand” what the annual LGBTQ parade is good for and said “this thing is unworthy of the historical environment of Andrássy út”.
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
Publimont Rejects Gay Ad Campaign In Hungary
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Publimont, a billboard and vehicle advertisement company controlled by Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges, has rejected a campaign commissioned by gay dating website Melegrandi, news website Origo reports. The ad campaign would be the first in Hungary directly targeting the gay community, Melegrandi head Péter Weiler told Origo.
Contemporary Music Marathon, A38 Budapest , 18 March
- 10 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
A huge one day festival featuring some of the leading and upcoming representatives of the new music scene featuring free improvised music, jazz, experimental, contemporary classical and beyond with the most different attitudes and instruments. The full line up: Mezei Szilárd & Márkos Albert duo, Tóth Viktor & Hodek Dávid duo, Nagy Ákos - Baráth Bálint - Mandel Róbert - Fazekas Ábel quartet and ...
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 16 January
- 15 Jan 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 16th January 2015 proudly presents the Mátyás Gayer Trio.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Film Festival Of Los Angeles
- 4 Nov 2014 7:59 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating its 14th year, the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles begins November 14th until November 20th. Its founder and the head of Bunyik Enterprises, Bela Bunyik, discusses how the festival started and what audiences can expect at this year’s festival.
The Necks (AUS), Jü & Kjetil Møster (HUN/N), A38 Ship Budapest, 13 October
- 9 Oct 2014 9:01 AM
- entertainment
One of the very special events of the CAFe Budapest Festival of Contemporary Arts will be the concert by the legendary Australian jazz-rock-ambient trio, the Necks. Their minimalism built up into monumental forms from very refined elements will be anticipated by the Hungarian Jü featuring a great saxophone player from Norway, Kjetil Møster, who they will present their first album together with.
Hungarian Cardinal Advocates Marriage, Offers Guidance In Marital Issues
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
“The time of the family is not over”, Cardinal Péter Erdő said in his opening speech to a synod of Catholic Bishops in the Vatican on Monday. Erdő, who is archbishop of Budapest- Esztergom and head of the Hungarian Catholic Church, said that issues around the family are “symptoms of the problems of our age” and added that the church could help single people find their way to marriage as well as ...
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Calls Gay Pride Parade Repulsive
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Pride Parade “is not natural, it is repulsive”, mayor István Tarlós said on TV2’s “Mokka” program Thursday morning. He said “he does not quite understand” what the annual LGBTQ parade is good for and said “this thing is unworthy of the historical environment of Andrássy út”.
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
Publimont Rejects Gay Ad Campaign In Hungary
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Publimont, a billboard and vehicle advertisement company controlled by Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges, has rejected a campaign commissioned by gay dating website Melegrandi, news website Origo reports. The ad campaign would be the first in Hungary directly targeting the gay community, Melegrandi head Péter Weiler told Origo.
Contemporary Music Marathon, A38 Budapest , 18 March
- 10 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
A huge one day festival featuring some of the leading and upcoming representatives of the new music scene featuring free improvised music, jazz, experimental, contemporary classical and beyond with the most different attitudes and instruments. The full line up: Mezei Szilárd & Márkos Albert duo, Tóth Viktor & Hodek Dávid duo, Nagy Ákos - Baráth Bálint - Mandel Róbert - Fazekas Ábel quartet and ...
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 16 January
- 15 Jan 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 16th January 2015 proudly presents the Mátyás Gayer Trio.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Film Festival Of Los Angeles
- 4 Nov 2014 7:59 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating its 14th year, the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles begins November 14th until November 20th. Its founder and the head of Bunyik Enterprises, Bela Bunyik, discusses how the festival started and what audiences can expect at this year’s festival.
The Necks (AUS), Jü & Kjetil Møster (HUN/N), A38 Ship Budapest, 13 October
- 9 Oct 2014 9:01 AM
- entertainment
One of the very special events of the CAFe Budapest Festival of Contemporary Arts will be the concert by the legendary Australian jazz-rock-ambient trio, the Necks. Their minimalism built up into monumental forms from very refined elements will be anticipated by the Hungarian Jü featuring a great saxophone player from Norway, Kjetil Møster, who they will present their first album together with.
Hungarian Cardinal Advocates Marriage, Offers Guidance In Marital Issues
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
“The time of the family is not over”, Cardinal Péter Erdő said in his opening speech to a synod of Catholic Bishops in the Vatican on Monday. Erdő, who is archbishop of Budapest- Esztergom and head of the Hungarian Catholic Church, said that issues around the family are “symptoms of the problems of our age” and added that the church could help single people find their way to marriage as well as ...
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...