Unzipped: Gay Armenia

Today Armenia marks the short-lived independent First Republic Day. I’d suggest listening to the Radio Yerevan citybook by Armenian contem...

The Queering Yerevan Collective ’s Indiegogo fundraising campaign is nearing its end, with only 6 days left at the time of this posting. It...

Here we are. Orange Armenia responded to our open letter ( English version - reposted in comments section below). They said their book p...

Published today in Aravot daily (AM) - includes my commentary and comments from the head of PINK Armenia. I'd like to thank the author...

For more background info, read: #Fail: Homophobe writer shortlisted for Orange Armenia book prize 2011 *** Հարգելի Օրանժ, Ցանկանում ենք...

Orange Armenia has revealed a shortlist of candidates for their annual book prize . Apparently, this shortlist was selected by a “professi...

No. 6: Yeghishe Charents *Grigor Khanjyan, Cafesjian Museum of Modern Art

I have not read this book yet. In fact, today is the first time - thanks to this press release (below) - I learned of the author and his bo...

Rusty Pumpkin is an annual alternative media festival in Yerevan. It takes place at Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex and aimed at enco...

Musician, writer and activist Chastity Bono (Chaz Bono), son of pop icon of Armenian origin Cher and Sonny Bono, has formally filed a petiti...

Happy, birthday, Charents! *** V. Հիմա, լսիր, սկսում եմ իմ ինտիմ Պոեմն, անհուն, եւ մեղսական, եւ թովիչ: Սիրում եմ ես, ինչպես գիտես, կո...

Group of Armenian ultra-nationalists, a copycat of Russia’s and others’ neo-nazi, united under the so called Hayrenik (‘Motherland’) moveme...

* 365gay.com reports Chaz Bono made his first public appearance last night since announcing his female to male gender transition. [read my...

Musician, writer and activist Chastity Bono, daughter of pop icon of Armenian origin Cher and Sonny Bono, has come out as transgender person...

There were stormy discussions in Armenian literary circles following a publication by Inknagir magazine of never before published homoeroti...

I defend homosexual romanticism over war romanticism. It is acceptable when two men kill each other, but is it a sin when they sleep togethe...

As part of the Women's Month in Armenia , organised by the Women's Resource Centre 20 March 2009 Meeting at 11am in front of the Kom...

Yeterday Alekper Aliyev, the author of Artush and Zaur , posted about banning his book and meeting with the readers at Ali and Nino bookstor...

Artush and Zaur novel by Alekper Aliyev about a gay love story between an Armenian and Azerbaijani against the backdrop of the emerging Kar...

Alekper Aliyev, editor-in-chief of kultura.az , the author of Artush and Zaur - gay love story between Armenian and Azerbaijani, started bl...