Armenian Gay Rights Movement: Key Events

  • December 2008 - Armenia endorses historic UN statement against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
  • September 2008 - PINK Armenia launches Information Centre in Yerevan
  • May 2008 - Armenian gay women group, the Women-Oriented Women’s (WOW) Collective, was established
  • December 2007 - PINK Armenia, second LGBT related NGO, was registered in Armenia
  • July 2006 - WFCE (also known as Menq), first LGBT NGO in Armenia, was formally registered by the Ministry of Justice
  • June 2006 - First (reported) symbolic gay wedding in Echmiadzin, Armenia
  • October 2004 – AGLA France organised first ever picket in front of the Armenian embassy in Paris. Around 30 gay activists protested on 30 October against homophobic outbursts by political forces and media in Armenia. AGLA's open letter to then president Kocharyan was published in Haykakan Zhamanak daily.
  • November 2003 - GLAG, first ever gay and lesbian Armenian group, was formed in Yerevan. Later, it was transformed into Menq - WFCE NGO
  • December 2002 - Decriminalisation of gay male sex in Armenia
  • December 2001 - AGLA France was established (ceased to exist in October 2007)
  • 1998 - LA Gay and Lesbian Armenian Society (GALAS) was established. Subsequently, LGBT associations were established in Armenian Diaspora elsewhere

Thursday, 27 November 2008

Armenia: Rock bands join NGOs to mark World AIDS Day 2008 in Yerevan

*via PINK Armenia

PINK Armenia, Women's Resource Center, Real World Real People, Red Cross Armenia with Youth cultural organisation and other NGOs are organising the World AIDS Day event in Yerevan.

On December 1st, at 4pm there will be a World AIDS Day march from around the Vardan Mamikonyan statue till Republic Square. Then the marchers will head off towards the Avantgarde Folk Music Club (Pushkin street 3a) for the main event at 5pm, which includes punk underground rock concert (PINCET, INAD, LSD), presentations and films. During the event, information materials on HIV and condoms will be distributed.

Public Radio of Armenia will broadcast a special program on HIV awareness issues, including interviews with NGO representatives.

STOP AIDS. KEEP THE PROMISE
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