Apparently, homophobic posters appeared all over Yerevan. They are prepared by ultra-nationalist right-wing group who call themselves Mek Azg (‘One Nation’). In short, the group of a*holes.
Poster (in Armenian) reads: “Say no to homosexuality, and to erotic websites” (‘Ոչ ասացեք համասեռա-մոլությանը, ինտերնետային երոտիկ կայքերին’).
This group is known for its constant hate posters and speeches towards various groups or anything which is beyond what they consider 'suited our nation'.
Not only this group’s activities promote hate, but they are also responsible for littering Yerevan streets with their garbage, and should be made to clean up the mess they are responsible for and pay for it.
*Many thanks to Sergey Sargsyan for picture.
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2 weeks ago
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Mika jan, I think this group deserves to be on the Homophobic Hall of Shame, non?
Yes, sure, added!
more interesting stuff . .
Վրաստան. միասեռականների մասին գիրքը սկանդալ է առաջացրել
Լիբերալները եւ կրոնական ծայրահեղականները վիճում են միասեռականության եւ արյունապղծության մասին պատմող գրքի շուրջ:
http://blog.antashat.com/?p=2180
Thanks for the link, Shushan jan, I did follow that events too, and the overall context/setting is similar, although, as far as I understand, that book is not a 'gay book' per se.
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Of course it's quite ridiculous, but from the other hand that shameful posters show the effort of the many political forces "dealing with" and shouting for nationality, to link erotic websites and homosexsuality, and represent homosexsuality as sexsual perversion.
For me, the only 'news' here is that instead of - what I would expect - putting "porno websites" next to "homosexuality", they used "erotic websites".
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