{"id":1780,"date":"2015-11-18T14:45:34","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T10:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinkarmenia.org\/news-events\/pink-armenia-urges-against-robert-aharonyan-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T18:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:50:18","slug":"pink-armenia-urges-against-robert-aharonyan-attacks","status":"publish","type":"news_events","link":"https:\/\/pinkarmenia.org\/en\/news-events\/pink-armenia-urges-against-robert-aharonyan-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Armenia urges against Robert Aharonyan attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/pinkarmenia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sol1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-804\" style=\"width:211px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinkarmenia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sol1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/pinkarmenia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sol1-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If you love&#8230; smile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Considering the Media\u2019s and public interest in the video with the Leader of Armenian Social Movement, Robert Aharonyan, Public Information and Need of Knowledge NGO (Pink Armenia) as the LGBT people rights defender organization announces that it has no connection with this spread video and with \u201cLet\u2019s expose homophobic gays\u201d initiative that has distributed the video.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Therefore, Pink Armenia exhorts all to avoid the attacks and censures against Robert Aharonyan based on his sexual orientation or sexual behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pink Armenia calls on both LGBT community and people out of this community to approach with understanding to the recent events.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many people are known in the world who have suffered from the internal homophobia, i.e., not accepting their homosexual orientation; they tent to projected self hatred to other members of LGBT community (<a href=\"https:\/\/asyou.pinkarmenia.org\/?p=1411&amp;lang=en\">see this article<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is not the fault of these victims that fight against LGBT community while being gay themselves; the reason is rooted in the negative attitude towards LGBT people from society. As a result, many homosexual people implement homophobic campaigns to save themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recognizing the current level of Robert Aharonian\u2019s vulnerability and his problematic situation, Pink Armenia offers its support to him and is ready to provide psychosocial assistance.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Considering the Media\u2019s and public interest in the video with the Leader of Armenian Social Movement, Robert Aharonyan, Public Information and Need of Knowledge NGO (Pink Armenia) as the LGBT people rights defender organization announces that it has no connection with this spread video and with \u201cLet\u2019s expose homophobic gays\u201d initiative that has distributed the 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