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Showing posts with label gay. Show all posts
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. ...
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...
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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Monday, 10 July 2017

Censorship in Armenia: Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan marred by censorship of Armenian LGBT-themed films

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This was going to be a very different, positive post, about screening of two Armenian LGBT-themed films at the Golden Apricot International ...
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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,...