The state of emergency caused by the coronavirus has affected the LGBT community as part of them worked for a daily wage, they lost their income and found themselves in a difficult situation. For that reason, Pink provided social support to LGBT people who have found themselves in a difficult… Read More
Today, Pink representative Luiza Vardanyan participated in the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Addressing All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination. We raised the issue of discrimination against LGBT people in Armenia, noting that Armenia doesn’t have either comprehensive legal regulations to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity… Read More
In 2019 “Pink” human rights defender non-governmental organization in cooperation with specialists in the field has initiated conducting unconventional and pilot research within the “Rainbow Advocacy Program” project. The research aimed to investigate and document primary information and data on conversion practices and conversion therapies in Armenia to obtain an… Read More
On May 14, 2020, ILGA-Europe published the annual “Rainbow Map and Index”, which ranks 49 European countries on their respective legal and policy practices for LGBTI people, from 0-100%. Among 49 countries Armenia is in the 47th place with 8%, in terms of LGBTI human rights… Read More
May 17th is the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. This day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the issues that LGBT people are facing, as well as to draw attention once again to the alarming statistics and situation of human rights of LGBT people. This day provides an… Read More
May 17th is the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT), and we celebrate from May 14th to 21th the week to fight against hate, discrimination and fear. That day was first celebrated in 2005, and the date is set for May 17th, because on that exact day in… Read More
“Queerantine” online exhibition is dedicated to the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT ) which is celebrated every year on May 17th. We present the works submitted by the participants of the competition-exhibition. 3 prizes are provided for the competition: one is chosen by the organization… Read More
The transgender woman was approached on North Avenue and said, “If you are a woman, prove it։ put down your skirt,” and hit them, after the incident, the personal data of the transgender person, the phone number, her name before the name change, etc. were spread on the internet. This… Read More
As you know, every year Pink publishes its report on Human Rights Situation of LGBT People in Armenia, which presents cases of human rights violations of LGBT people during the year combined with discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. The report also includes monitoring results of the discussions… Read More
