Unzipped: Gay Armenia

Reports say ( shamshyan.com ) that young guy (25 yrs old) committed suicide in Armenia region Kotayq due to unrequited love to another guy (...

Time for a confession. One of my New Year resolutions was to devote enough time to reading books. Unfortunately, due to work, travel and cur...

Here we are. Certain someone (tabloid editor, MP from the ruling Republican party) tried playing homophobia card against Armenia presidentia...

Good to see the US ambassador Heffern stressing the importance of Diversity and devoting to the topic his latest video blog. He speaks of ...

Good news. Finally, after a year of being stuck in a real-life “The Terminal” status, stateless gay Armenian will be allowed entry back into...

 ...and a bit of a rainbow ;)) P.S. For more on my travel diaries from Bari, Italy - see Unzipped: Putin, St Nicholas (S. Nic...

Below are relevant extracts from the Human Rights Watch 2013 report on Armenia : Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity In July, the NG...

Great to see visible Armenian presence during massive pro- marriage equality rally in Paris today. Both gay and straight Armenians, as well ...

Obama made history today as the first President of the United States to highlight gay rights in an inaugural address: "Our journey is...

Even in the former Soviet Union cross-dressing for comical purposes, comedy sketches was considered pretty acceptable and widely used. In ...

I knew that West Hollywood is pretty much a gay village. Still, was pleasantly surprised spotting these sights ;)) *Los Angeles County ...

Manbar was recently launched in place of former CXR on 79 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London. The artwork inside the venue, with wall murals...

*see Unzipped 2013: rock-n-roll New Year !!

UPDATE 16 February 2013 :   Good news: stateless gay Armenian will be allowed entry back into US *Via CNN and Huffington Post In th...

*Soho, London From London with love, x Mika

Absolutely loved this. Great example of multimedia activism tackling issues of gender identity, homophobia, religion, freedom... We need m...

*Pic from inside the toilet, restaurant, Brussels

Few pics from wonderfully weird Brussels. *For World AIDS Day *For chocoholics, like me :))  *Flyer: "A queer night of...

Pictures from the World AIDS Day 2012 event in Yerevan, organised by the  Advocacy Group on AIDS (PINK Armenia, Women's Resource Center...

*Christmas design by Bruce Weber, Selfridges, London