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Saturday, 18 June 2016

Armenia and Orlando

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Armenia president Serj Sargsyan strongly condemns “horrendous manifestation of intolerance” and “any expression of hatred”. At least, this ...
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Yerevan, Baku, Tbilisi: in solidarity with Orlando

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Y erevan, 13 June 2016, in front of the US embassy *via @pinkarmenia *via US embassy in Yerevan FB page : PINK Armenia, friends, ...
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London, Soho: in solidarity with Orlando

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London, Soho, Old Compton Street, 13 June 2016
Sunday, 5 June 2016

Queering Yerevan: same-sex kiss performance act in front of Armenia's National Security building

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Armenian activists continue challenging heteronormative, patriarchal, 'national security' stereotypes dominated in the country. In...
Monday, 30 May 2016

The Embassy of the Netherlands in Georgia in support of LGBT rights and PINK Armenia

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Says the Embassy of the Netherlands in Georgia : LGBTIQ rights remain one of the focuses of our Embassy's work, also in Armenia. There...
Sunday, 22 May 2016

Yerevan, Armenia, Warsaw, Poland - same-sex affection in unexpected places

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Sometimes you can find reflections and depictions of same-sex affection in unexpected places. *Abovyan street, Yerevan, Armenia ...

Lesbian kiss graffiti in downtown Yerevan

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A year ago we witnessed  Armenian version of “Some People Are Gay. Get Over It!” in Yerevan to mark IDAHOT . Today this graffiti depicting...
Wednesday, 18 May 2016

"I am on you, you are on me" dance performance celebrates IDAHOT in downtown Yerevan, Armenia

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While Armenian LGBT activists are not quite able yet to openly celebrate IDAHOT, they find creative ways to make sure that the event is mar...

US embassy in Armenia marks IDAHOT with "It Gets Better" video message to young gay Armenians

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Unfortunately, in Armenia it did not get better. As PINK Armenia's annual LGBT rights report  (AM) clearly illustrates, by all measure...

British Ambassador in Armenia marks IDAHOT with local LGBT activists

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British Ambassador in Armenia Judith Farnsworth tweeted : "Great to mark #IDAHOT2016 with Armenian orgs promoting & protecting ri...

Mamikon Hovsepyan: "life under the rainbow" in Armenia

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I am truly honoured to be your friend, Mamikon. *** Only recently he came out... again [ Prominent Armenia LGBT activist perfectly shuts d...
Saturday, 14 May 2016

Quote of the Day: Armenia’s Iveta Mukuchyan is “hot as f*uck”. Love Wave? More like a “love tsunami”

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This is the best I have ever read about any other Eurovision entry from Armenia in the UK, let alone in a gay magazine: “Mine [Eurovision ...
Friday, 13 May 2016

Eurovision: the right to wave a flag and being political

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I am not against flags or being political at Eurovision. While first and foremost a music contest, the Eurovision was, is and always will be...
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Saturday, 7 May 2016

Eurovision 2016: Armenia’s Iveta Mukuchyan, South Caucasus and more

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When I first saw Iveta Mukuchyan’s music video of the song "Love Wave", I have to be honest, my first impression was like: oh wel...
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Monday, 28 March 2016

Armenian Progressive Youth NGO: “LOVE means LOVE | Սերը՝ սեր է”

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Group of volunteers of the Armenian Progressive Youth (APY) NGO made this short video on LGBT rights. Here is the description of the video...
Tuesday, 8 March 2016

“Women are different”: Celebration of LGBT-inclusive diversity as Armenia’s Feminist Platform marks International Women’s Day in Yerevan

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“Women are different” - this was the main slogan Armenia’s Feminist Platform group chose to mark International Women’s Day. The invitatio...
Sunday, 28 February 2016

Prominent Armenia LGBT activist perfectly shuts down homophobic journalist by coming out… again

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Journalist (from hraparak.am ): "If an anti-discrimination law is passed [in Armenia] and gays are allowed to come and go freely and b...
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Tuesday, 23 February 2016

Armenian parents who support their LGBT children after coming out

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I wish one day we will have similar to Istanbul’s LISTAG (Families of LGBT in Istanbul) organisation in Armenia and Diaspora, and we will s...
Saturday, 20 February 2016

Police in Karabakh target trendy haircuts to ‘prevent teenagers from turning gay’

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Remember 5 or so years ago, police in Armenia targeted emo teenagers? [ Degradation and stupidity. Police in Armenia hunts down perceived em...