Jobbik leader mulls suit over gay allegations

Budapest, November 11 (MTI) – The head of opposition Jobbik is planning to initiate legal proceedings over remarks in a TV programme suggesting that he is homosexual.

“I am a proud straight [man]”, Gábor Vona said at a press conference on Friday. “Whatever Terry Black has said is a lie,” he added, referring to the former transgender performer’s televised remarks. Vona branded Black’s comments as “a new low in the character assassination campaign” against him.

Vona said that contrary to Black’s remarks, he had never attended “homosexual parties” nor does he intend to in the future. He said he took responsibility for everything he did in his life but not for things he did not do. “I am not susceptible to blackmail,” Vona insisted.

He said that during the time period referred to in the TV2 programme he had regularly attended intellectual gatherings made up of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s civic circles.