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

Saturday, 27 June 2009

New blog – Gay Armenian Lounge Room

I’d like to introduce new slightly X-rated ;) gay Armenian blog – Gay Armenian Lounge Room . The author, writing under the name Dino, aims to provide with the collection of gay-themed or of gay interest video clips, music videos, ads, trailers. I am sure his collection will be of interest to many.

What is more interesting to me, however, are so called “micro-chat” posts, which are edited extracts based on personal communications via dating sites with gay Armenians (names changed) and others. Here is the first instalment.

Welcome to blogosphere!!

http://armogay.blogspot.com
Posted by artmika at 12:51
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2 comments:

Dino said...

It's really a honor for me to be introduced by one of The Best Armenian Blogger. Thank you very much, hope everyone will enjoy my blog.

27 June 2009 14:14
artmika said...

Thanks for compliments. You are more than welcome, Dino. Always happy to see more gay Armenians setting up their blogs. I look forward to your posts.

27 June 2009 14:43

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