Zsofia Nagy has never attended the Budapest Pride parade. "I, too, was influenced by prejudice," says the 28-year-old. 

But Prime Minister Viktor Orban's announcement that his government would ban the parade changed her mind. Orban claims that the event poses a threat to children. 

Participants have been threatened with fines if they go ahead with the march.
Nagy now plans to join the Pride parade in Budapest on June 28 — out of defiance. And she's not alone: Her former teacher, Eva Toth-Vasarhelyi, now retired, also plans to be there. 

Many Hungarians have said they will travel from abroad to support the LGBTQ+ community in their native country. 

Despite the government's threats, this year's Pride festival has already begun.