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By vanrozenheim
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(Hungary) - Although the topic of homosexuality often meets with incomprehension in Hungary, it is one of the most important symbolic ongoing debates in democratic countries. Its political weight arises firstly from the fact that it attracts a great deal of public attention, and secondly because it concerns fundamental human rights. After the human resources state secretary Gábor Szetey came out recently, the parties now have the opportunity to distinguish themselves from one another on this extremely divisive question. The act of coming out can be a political tool in two respects: firstly, it can be a means of constructing a personal image, and secondly it can draw attention to an important social problem, in this case the discrimination that homosexuals face.
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