UEFA declines Munich request for rainbow lights to support Hungary’s LGBTQ community

Soccer’s European Championship is underway. But off the field, tournament organizers UEFA are making even bigger headlines. UEFA has declined the Munich city council’s request to have its stadium lit up in rainbow colors for Germany’s final game against Hungary this week. Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter made the request to protest an anti-LGBTQ law recently passed by Hungarian lawmakers. Host Marco Werman speaks with Luca Dudits of the Háttér Society in Budapest, Hungary.

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