EP 59 - Marching for Pride and a Democratic Hungary

Around the world, communities and organizations are developing strategies to confront the weaponization of gender and build a future rooted in belonging and pluralistic democracy. In this special subseries of Who Belongs? from the (En)Gendering Authoritarianism project, we speak with individuals and groups at the forefront of this work. Each interview offers an inside look at how they navigate the political and cultural terrain — what approaches they use, what they've learned, and what gives them optimism for continued action. In this episode, we hear from Viktória Radványi, president of Budapest Pride. She reflects on how her organization defied a government ban to stage the largest anti-authoritarian mobilization in Hungary since 1989, drawing 350,000 people. She explains how decades of movement-building, internal trust, strategic coalition work, and communication rooted in Hungarian values turned a Pride march into a mass democratic resistance — and what civil society organizations facing similar authoritarian pressures can learn from it. This series is hosted by Míriam Juan-Torres and Laura Livingston. Learn more about the (En)Gendering Authoritarianism project at https://belonging.berkeley.edu/engendering-authoritarianism Find out more at https://who-belongs.pinecast.co