Imagine a scenario in which the chief bureaucrat of the European Union proclaims that its fundamental values include promoting homosexuality and transgenderism to minors. This reads like poorly crafted, euroskeptic propaganda. Odd as it may sound, this exact situation transpired following the Hungarian Parliament’s passage of a controversial new law.

While Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, portrays the law as borderline criminalizing all things related to gay advocacy, the reality of the situation is not so dramatic. As part of sweeping legislation intended to combat pedophilia, conservative members of the Hungarian government proposed an amendment that would prohibit exposing children to content that encourages homosexuality or transgenderism. The law, including this amendment, easily passed Parliament and awaits Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s approval. Brussels finds this deeply disturbing.