{"id":6032,"date":"2016-08-08T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkarmenia.org\/news-events\/rainbowforum2016\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T18:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:19:06","slug":"rainbowforum2016","status":"publish","type":"news_events","link":"https:\/\/pinkarmenia.org\/en\/news-events\/rainbowforum2016\/","title":{"rendered":"The annual LGBT Forum took place in Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"image-shape \">\n\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-shape__spacer\" style=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"row image-shape__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-shape__shape-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-shape__shape\" style=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground: #007daa; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: url(https:\/\/pinkarmenia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/forum2016.jpg); \t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-shape__oval-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-shape__oval\" style=\"\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground: #007daa; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From July 22 to 24, 2016, the annual \u201cRainbow\u201d LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) forum was held in Tsaghkadzor, initiated by Pink Armenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the opening of the forum, excerpts were shown from the documentary <a href=\"https:\/\/documentary.pinkarmenia.org\/?lang=en\">Listen to Me: Untold Stories Beyond Hatred<\/a>, which tells the stories of LGBT people in Armenia. The film is set to premiere in September 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the opening, participants were given a <a href=\"https:\/\/pinkarmenia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/comics_book.pdf\">comics book<\/a> based on the story of the previous forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the forum, topics related to the LGBT community and movement were discussed, along with plans for future activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many participants highlighted the importance of involving members and allies of the LGBT community living abroad in supporting the LGBT movement in Armenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was attended by 50 people from the LGBT community and their allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From July 22 to 24, 2016, the annual \u201cRainbow\u201d LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) forum was held in Tsaghkadzor, initiated by Pink Armenia. 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