Unzipped: Gay Armenia

Couple of days ago I saw on Twitter this extract from the Armenian grammar book that teaches an example of combining two male names to crea...

The Stonewall Inn, NYC. Always fills me up with emotions. Always takes me back to the time when I was not born yet. Time which would have...

Armenia’s (current) Constitution in many aspects (not all) is pretty progressive. Of course, having the Constitution full with progressive i...

While replies from both president’s administration and ministries are vague and do not suggest any commitment by the authorities for tackli...

We need more MPs like Garo Paylan both in Turkey and Armenia, and beyond. The world, and the world of politics, will be a better place with ...

It was a pretty historic event - the EuroPride that took place in Riga on 20 June. Latvia is currently hosting the EU presidency, and this w...

The courts in Armenia legitimise ‘blacklists’ . In fact, that’s not the only disappointing thing they do. Like many, I have little respect ...

Armenian Feminist blog was created by a group of feminists to raise awareness about women’s rights, gender equality and gender identity. ...

This is an LGBT-related excerpt from a US Peace Corps book on Armenia ["Armenia in Depth: A Peace Corps Publication", 18 September...

This great educational short film (in Armenian), with the use of nice graphics and pics,  illustrates various types of discrimination, so wi...

The fame of Charles Aznavour's groundbreaking "Comme Ils Disent" ("What Makes a Man a Man”) - " the first song about...

Azeri group Peace for LGBTQ held an event in Baku - "The burden rainbow carry" - to mark the International Day Against Homophobia...

Kudos to US Ambassador for marking IDAHOT by holding a reception of LGBT rights activists and NGO representatives in Armenia. *via US emba...

*picture: via PINK Armenia FB page Even if for a short while, to make this picture as a statement, rainbow flag was present in the ve...

Great statement from the British Embassy in Yerevan and Ambassador Kathy Leach to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transpho...

Activists in Yerevan posted Armenian version of Stonewall's  message - “Some People Are Gay. Get Over It!”  - "Ոմանք գեյ են, թեթև ...

Few days ago, I received a Google alert update that there is this ‘gay Armenian’ rap song on YouTube. The title of this song looked weird in...

By making the parallels between the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust, the animated on-screen introduction to the part 2 of the SOAD’s con...