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Showing posts with label diaspora. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diaspora. Show all posts
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...
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 ...
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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Monday, 26 June 2017

Armenians march at Toronto Pride

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Of course, you can spot Armenians at Gay Pride marches, rallies and parades in any country. But more formal presence so far was noted in LA,...
Tuesday, 28 February 2017

Apricot Groves film: Iranian Armenian trans man returns to Armenia...

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I want to see this film. At least based on trailer and reading about the film here and there, seems worth watching. And it's being showc...
Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Australian Armenian same-sex marriage supporter Gladys Berejiklian appointed Premier of Australia’s most populous state

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*picture - via FAIRFAX/ Huffington Post Australian Armenian Gladys Berejiklian was appointed Premier of Australia’s most populous New S...
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Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Pope Francis in Armenia presented with the “gift of the Armenian people” created by openly gay American-Armenian designer Michael Aram

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During Pope Francis visit to the country, Armenian social networks were full of praise and admiration of Pope. Thousands and thousands took ...
Sunday, 26 June 2016

Istanbul Gay Pride: my diary of a powerful LGBT civil rights march

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Last year Istanbul Pride was violently dispersed. This year it was banned altogether. I dedicate this post to all the activists who strugg...