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Sunday, 23 October 2022

Suicide of young gay couple exposed yet again a stark contrast between Armenia’s appalling LGBT rights record and democratic credentials

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On 20 October, two young gay men - 16 yrs old Arsen and 21 yrs old Tigran - committed suicide together by jumping from the Davtashen bridge ...
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Sunday, 13 February 2022

Figure skating: openly gay ice dancer Simon Proulx-Sénécal represents Armenia at Beijing Olympics

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Simon Proulx Sénécal (wiki: link ; insta: @simsenecal ), Canadian-born figure skater, represents Team Armenia at the Beijing Olympic Games. ...
Monday, 27 December 2021

Creative gender neutral toilet - Barev Arev restaurant, Yerevan

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This toilet instantly caught my attention. Gender neutral. Creative design. And a note, with Gyumri dialect and humour: «Ինչ գուզես էղի` ձ...
Saturday, 27 June 2020

Global Pride 2020 - Armenia

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Since the cancellation of Pride events due to coronavirus pandemic, Pride organisations worldwide united to organise Global Pride 2020 - the...
Sunday, 17 May 2020

IDAHOT 2020: Keeping the Silence in post Velvet Revolution Armenia

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Since the Velvet Revolution, Armenia is steadily improving its rankings in terms of democracy, freedom... One field that lacking progress is...
Monday, 25 November 2019

New Armenia: Revolution in the minds as PM Nikol Pashinyan stands up for trans weightlifting champion and against censorship

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This was perhaps the most revolutionary speech that Armenia PM Nikol Pashinyan made so far. He stood up for human rights despite conservativ...
Sunday, 7 April 2019

History in the making: for the first time in Armenia parliament, transgender woman addresses the state of trans people in the country

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History was made in Armenia on Friday 5 April 2019, when during parliamentary hearings on the UN UPR (Universal Periodic Review - the proces...
Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Armenia PM Nikol Pashinyan addresses LGBT related question in a dubious manner

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I have conflicting feelings re Armenia PM Nikol Pashinyan reply on LGBT related question by homophobic MP (Gevorg Petrosyan, from Prosperous...
Monday, 20 August 2018

Open Letter: Over 100 Armenian organizations, prominent persons call for legal reforms to address LGBT community discrimination in Armenia

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/for Armenian version - see Unzipped / Press release (see full text of the Open letter with signatories - below press release) A...
Saturday, 4 August 2018

Hate crime: chasing, beating, stoning, insulting - LGBT activists attacked in Shurnukh village, Syunik region, Armenia

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Last night, a mob of around 30 or so people surrounded the private house in Shurnukh village (Syunik region, Armenia) where 9 LGBT activ...
Thursday, 2 August 2018

“Թող միշտ պանծա Հայաստան” - Mamikon Hovsepyan of PINK Armenia recipient of Soul of Stonewall award at CSD Pride event in Berlin and Changemaker award by LA based Diaspora Armenian LGBT group GALAS

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Stephan Cooper of Queer Amnesty group within the Amnesty International in Germany presented the award during a ceremony at famous Christ...
Sunday, 27 May 2018

Elton John, friend of Armenia president, vows support for country’s LGBT community while president Armen Sargsyan says he has ‘no relations with that community'

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Elton John arrived in Yerevan as part of charitable project by Starkey hearing aids company. It was great to see he is accompanied by husban...
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Tuesday, 10 April 2018

Armenia LGBT activists mark anniversary of anti-gay pogrom in Chechnya

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LGBT activists in Yerevan marked the anniversary of anti-gay pogrom in Chechnya with a candlelight vigil on 6 April. Pretty emblematic tha...
Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Armenian Haunting - Armenian Genocide themed film featuring LGBTQ character (interview with writer/director Art Arutyunyan)

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Writer and director Art Arutyunyan, known to readers of this blog for his gay-themed animated film Adamantine , have written and directed a ...
Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Help PINK Armenia to open LGBT centres outside capital Yerevan - in Vanadzor and Gyumri

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Great cause for new year donation to support establishing LGBT community centres in 2 major cities outside Armenia capital Yerevan - Vanadz...
Thursday, 5 October 2017

Celebrating Armenian activist: Armenia champion of LGBT rights Mamikon Hovsepyan - recipient of Bob Hepple Equality Award 2017 in London

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This year’s Award aimed at recognising “someone who has made a unique contribution to promoting equality at their local or national level...
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Saturday, 9 September 2017

Adamantine - gay-themed animated film set in Uzbekistan, directed by Art Arutyunyan

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The animation itself is not outstanding, but it’s fun to watch. What caught my attention was the setting and background behind it: Gay-the...
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