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Monday, 2 November 2009

British Council - Armenia presents: radio debate to address sexual orientation, discrimination and stereotypes against sexual minorities in Armenia

*via British Council - Armenia Facebook page

Date: Wednesday, 04 November 2009
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Location: Radio Hay (104.1 in Yerevan, 106.6 - Gyumri, 106.3 – Vanadzor)
www.radiohay.am


As part of the British Council's committment to Equal Opportunities and Diversity our next programme on Wednesday, 4 November will be addressing the issue of sexual orientation, discrimination and stereotypes against sexual minorities in Armenia.

The guests of the programme debating on the subject are Fr. Ghazar Petrossian, Spiritual Pastor of the Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator, village Buravan, Ararat marz on one side and Lucine Vayachyan, Journalist with a personal interest in the issue on the other. As usual there will also be an opinion of one of the political parties of Armenia on the issue in question.

Follow the heated debate and challenge our guests with your questions by calling +374 10 526629 during the programme or leave your questions here. Have your say and participate in our POLL!

The British Council, as part of its Wo/Men in Politics project funded by the British Embassy Yerevan, launched a new Radio Programme aired on Radio Hay (104.1 in Yerevan, 106.6 - Gyumri, 106.3 – Vanadzor) each second Wednesday of the month at 16.00, starting from 15 July 2009.

** To coincide with the programme, British Council Armenia posted a Facebook poll with the following question:

Should people have equal rights regardless of their sexual orientation?

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