EU Court Rules Against Hungary Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws
歐盟法院裁定匈牙利反 LGBTQ+ 法案違法
On April 21, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a historic ruling against Hungary regarding its controversial 2021 child protection law.
於2026年4月21日，歐洲聯盟法院（CJEU）針對匈牙利具爭議性的2021年《兒童保護法》作出了一項歷史性的裁決。
This legislation, which restricted content related to LGBTQ+ themes for minors, was found to be discriminatory.
該法案限制了與LGBTQ+議題相關、針對未成年人的內容，被裁定具有歧視性。
The court declared that it wrongly associated LGBTQ+ identities with pedophilia, fostering a climate of hostility and marginalization.
法院宣告，該法案錯誤地將LGBTQ+的身分與戀童癖（ㄌㄧㄢˋㄊㄨㄥˊㄆㄧˇ）連結，助長了敵意與邊緣化（ㄅㄧㄢㄧㄩㄢˊㄏㄨㄚˋ）的氛圍。
The CJEU firmly rejected Hungary’s defense that the law was a matter of national identity, stating that sovereignty does not justify violating European values.
歐洲聯盟法院堅決駁回了匈牙利關於該法案屬於國家認同問題的辯護，並指出主權（ㄓㄨˇㄑㄩㄢˊ）並不能成為違反歐洲價值觀的理由。
This verdict follows the recent electoral defeat of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party after 16 years.
此判決是在總理維克多·奧爾班的青年民主主義者聯盟黨（Fidesz）執政16年後敗選發生的。
Experts view the decision as a landmark victory for human rights, setting a clear precedent that member states cannot use the guise of child protection to target minority groups.
專家將此決定視為人權的里程碑勝利，為成員國不能以保護兒童為幌子（ㄏㄨㄤˇㄗ˙）來針對弱勢群體（ㄖㄨㄛˋㄕˋㄑㄩㄣˊㄊㄧˇ）確立了明確的先例。
Hungary has been ordered to pay the legal costs and must now act to bring its laws into full compliance with EU standards.
匈牙利已被判令支付法律費用，且必須採取行動使該國法律完全符合歐盟標準。
