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\\u201cThey thought being a gay person means you\\u2019re always in high heels and ladies dresses, they did not have any knowledge\\u2026\\u201d

In this episode we speak to Kriszti\\xe1n (He/Him) a gay man from Hungary.  Kriszti\\xe1n discusses with us today about the barriers and resistance in Hungary and his own personal story of when he came out as a gay man to him family and friends. Kriszti\\xe1n also took part in a Coca Cola campaign called love is love with his partner and tells us about how this was challenged in Hungary. Read below to hear more about him:

\\u2018I first came out when I was 22 years old to one of my friends in a Starbucks caf\\xe9, she was very supportive, and it was such a relief for me. A year later I came out to my parents , it was hard because my family had no knowledge, they thought a gay man as the typical stereotype you see in the media and my father particularly needed time to accept it. I also took part in the love is love campaign by coca cola and after this my father asked to meet with my partner. We took part in this campaign to show we are here, we exist, and coca cola encouraged us to hold each other and show the world our love for each other\\u2019