Unzipped: Gay Armenia

"Tolerance?! To hell! Faggots should be torn apart. And their pieces should be thrown in the wind." ["Толерантность?! К черту...

First issue of “Destination>>EQUALITY” magazine produced by Europe's leading LGBT rights organisation - ILGA-Europe, is out now. ...

Azeri opposition journalist Agil Khalil’s saga continues. EurasiaNet reports that after several unsuccessful attempts, he eventually fled ...

Recently discovered for myself this excellent debut album by Hercules and Love Affair. They call their music “disco revolution.” I first cam...

It was unexpected and surprising when I read Hye Trent blog's recent entry . Apparently, a friend of T.J., the author of Hye Trent , se...

Well, at some point in recent past I did consider the possibility of Eurovision 2009 to be held in Yerevan , picturing it turned into a gay ...

Residents claim using the term to refer to gay women insults their identity Three residents of the Greek island of Lesbos have lost an atte...

Washington, D.C.

Sorry to anyone who does not know Armenian. This is just impossible to translate. However, if you know Armenian and Armenian realities, you ...

A chilling story from The Independent ... This guy is perhaps the first known victim of gay honour killing in Turkey. "Ahmet Yildiz...

Bianet reports that two police officers in Turkey who beat up and insulted transsexual Esmeray a year ago will be eventually put on trial ...

*source: Now magazine, Thursday, 17 July 2008 Justin Timberlake kissed David Beckham's right foot at a sports awards ceremony last night...

I was pleasantly surprised when noticed these "letters to the editor" published in the latest consecutive issues of The Armenian W...

*photo - Agil Khalil in a hospital after being attacked (RFE/RL) Agil Khalil, a reporter for the opposition Azadlig daily in Azerbaijan was...

I cannot agree with her more. When I see women in burqa, all I see is oppression. There is absolutely nothing there remotely reflecting the ...

Two pairs Zoe Leonard. “Two Pairs” from Analogue , 1998-2007 The current photography show at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library , Em...

In a historic development , the Council of Europe announced a set of measures to combat discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation ...

Armenia: LGBT Blogs Many thanks to Onnik Krikorian, Regional Editor for Caucasus at Global Voices Online , for this exceptional round up of ...

Budapest: It was Antonio Pedro Almijes (19) from Spain who Saturday evening took home the crown of Mr. Gay Europe 2008. “Winning Mr. Gay Eur...

Amnesty International supporters staged 'Eurovision Pride Contest' at the London Gay Pride parade on 5 July 2008 , awarding symbolic...