The Armenian General Benevolent Union’s (AGBU) 89th General Assembly took place on October 28, 2016, in New York, during which human rights issues in Armenia were discussed—what’s happening and how the Diaspora can play a constructive role in it. Rachel Denber and Giorgi Gogia from Human Rights Watch’s Division… Read More
From July 22 to 24, 2016, the annual “Rainbow” LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) forum was held in Tsaghkadzor, initiated by Pink Armenia. During the opening of the forum, excerpts were shown from the documentary Listen to Me: Untold Stories Beyond Hatred, which tells the stories of LGBT people… Read More
Image from Heavy Shepherd’s Facebook page The LA based Armenian band Heavy Shepherd released a song dedicated to the victims of the massacre that took place on June 12 in Orlando’s “Pulse” gay club, as well as the DIY bar in Yerevan that was set on… Read More
In collaboration with the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s South Caucasus office, Pink Armenia conducted a study of attitudes towards LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex) people in Armenia. “From prejudice to equality”, a survey conducted in November-December 2015 in Yerevan and all regions of Armenia, showed that 90% of Armenia’s population… Read More
photo by Narek Aleksanyan / Hetq.am On May 17 “I am on you, you are on me” dance performance by Hasmik Tangyan and Tatev Hovhannisyan took pace on Northern Avenue, Yerevan, which was dedicated to International day against homophobia and transphobia. The concept of performance was: “Love is unprotected… Read More
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, 17 May 2016, the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination adopted statement which says, that while genuine progress has been made over the last few decades in combating discrimination on… Read More
2015 was a regressive year for LGBT people’s rights in Armenia, since the newly accepted Constitution restricted marriage as a union only between a man and a woman. The issue of same-sex marriage was brought up in a broad manner during debates about the new Constitution, when homophobic… Read More
On the occasion of International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia Chay Khana has prepared a movie about Mamikon Hovsepyan who is the founder and executive director of PINK Armenia NGO. Read More
Contradictory messages emerged from Armenia in 2015. On the one hand, the marriage rights of LGBTI people were limited in a sweeping package of constitutional changes and LGBTI activists were harassed on the street and online. On the other hand, political figures reacted defensively when questioned on the issue, says… Read More
