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Sunday, 26 February 2012

Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights - police, transvestite sex workers (AM)

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For overview of the Report in English: Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights [ UPDATE : For English version o...

Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights - media (AM)

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For overview of the Report in English: Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights [ UPDATE : For English version o...

Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights - church (AM)

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For overview of the Report in English: Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights [ UPDATE : For English version o...

Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights - societal attitudes / public opinion (AM)

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For overview of the Report in English: Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights [ UPDATE : For English version o...

Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights - intro: education, employment, health care, army, media, government, civil society (AM)

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For overview of the Report in English: Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights [ UPDATE : For English version o...
Saturday, 25 February 2012

Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights

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Helsinki Association in Armenia released its annual Human Rights Report 2012. Perhaps, for the first time, discrimination against LGBT peopl...
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Saturday, 18 February 2012

How PR reps failed Yerevan mayor with a bouquet of abusive, homophobic language

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Here we are. The faces of ‘PR-machine’ for Yerevan mayor. Or its spectacular failure in the most abusive, cheap and homophobic fashion possi...
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Tuesday, 14 February 2012

!f Istanbul: Rainbow films

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A good selection of LGBT-themed films will be on a showcase at !f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival. The !f Istanbul Inter...

Perfume Genius - new music from US

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Thanks to The Guardian , I learned of Mike Hadreas, aka Perfume Genius, pretty exciting new US singer-songwriter. When I dig in for more, I...

Google: Valentine's message

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Too cute. Happy Valentine's :))
Monday, 6 February 2012

Armenian rock band Dorians aims at Eurovision with “This is our world”

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This is perhaps not your typical Eurovision song, but as of today I have not seen better choices on offer to represent Armenia in Eurovision...
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Saturday, 4 February 2012

Head of PINK Armenia discusses LGBT rights and problems faced by gay people in Armenia (interview with Lurer.com)

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Must watch! In an interview (AM) with Armenian online news portal Lurer.com , head of PINK Armenia discusses current state with LGBT right...

"Ты Тоже Квир" [‘You Are Queer Too’] - LGBT groups at pro-democracy rally in Moscow, Russia

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Was watching live video reports from Russian rally in Moscow for “free and fair election” and for democratisation of Russian society, as wel...
Friday, 3 February 2012

Scorpion Vodka

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Imagine my surprise when browsing Selfridges - my favourite store in London - during lunchtime, I bumped into this. At first I didn’t reali...
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Homoerotic photo-exhibit of Turkish wrestlers “Ottoman Fight Club” in London

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I missed this exhibit in London but below are selected pics (& quotes) of Jamie McLeod’s mainly black and white portraits of Turkish wre...
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Important! Armenia Ombudsman urges to use their hotline 116 to report human rights abuses, including LGBT-related

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In an interview with Armenian human rights portal , Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan complained that despite local media reports there have been n...
Monday, 30 January 2012

(AM) Aravot daily: "Միասեռականների միջեւ էլ անկեղծ սեր կա" / “There is genuine love between gays too” (interview with openly gay Armenian guy)

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I disagree with Babken on few points, especially re his proposition or theory of “types of homosexuality”. But overall, good one and worth a...

(AM) MaxLiberty youth radio programme (RFE/RL) on gay Armenians (interview, survey): «Առաջինը չեմ, վերջինը չեմ, միակը չեմ»

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Below is an extract of the programme (AM) aired on a youth programme of Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in Armenia - MaxLiberty (21 January 2012). Re...
Friday, 13 January 2012

Disgrace: Armenian LGBT group WFCE awards "woman of the year" to a homophobic head of local radio station

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I intended first to write a post re neo-nazi Mek Azg and Public TV thing but priorities have changed. Instead, I should focus on disgrace of...
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Thursday, 12 January 2012

Former British Ambassador in Armenia Charles Lonsdale: ‘Limited progress in reporting of gay issues, still long way to go to overcome prejudices’

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On his farewell blog post , former British Ambassador in Armenia Charles Lonsdale says: “[...] There’s also been some progress on gender i...