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The ath of a young gay uple by suici Yerevan on Thursday has shocked Armenia and Armenian diaspora muni around the world, refocg attentn on Armenia’s eply entrenched homophobia and the stigma of seekg mental health servic the untry.

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ARMENIA: A YOUNG GAY COUPLE’S TRAGIC FATE

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Armenia: a Young Gay Couple’s Tragic Fate The apparent suici led to an outpourg of homophobic hate speech a untry that ranks low on LGBTI rights. ”Although an vtigatn to their aths is ongog, wh few tails havg yet emerged, the aths led to an outpourg of hate speech on social reactn to the Instagram photos, showg the two young men kissg, applyg face masks and displayg what appeared to be weddg bands, clud some emotnal tribut – but were largely exprsns of jubilatn that they were ad and lls for other gay people to kill themselv.

YOUNG GAY UPLE 'JUMP TO ATHS OM BRIDGE ARMENIA AFTER FAL KISS', LOL LGBT GROUP CLAIMS

Although homosexualy was legalized Armenia 2003, wispread prejudice remas. I unrstood this very well the moment I started talkg to my parents about a homosexual uple. He dreamed of adoptg children; somethg both Armenian society and the legal system prevented him om dog as a gay man.

”Activists argue that changg social attus was key to preventg future s where young people felt they had ltle choice but to take their own rights mpaigner Zara Hovhannisyan noted that while the age of nsent was 16 for both straight and gay upl, the legal suatn had ltle impact on add, “We nnot solve the problem wh legislative chang alone, society mt be publitn was prepared unr the "Amplify, Verify, Engage (AVE) Project" implemented wh the fancial support of the Mistry of Foreign Affairs, Norway.

A young gay uple has shared a fal kiss before jumpg om a bridge Armenia to their aths, a lol LGBT group has and Arsen shared a heart-wrenchg post on Instagram of their fal moments wh the ptn: 'Happy endg. A young gay uple has shared a fal kiss before jumpg om a bridge Armenia to their aths, a lol LGBT group has claimed Tigran and Arsen shared a heart-wrenchg post on Instagram of their fal moments togetherLol media reports claim the youngsters' parents did not accept their relatnship and Arsen is believed to have n away om home, although this has not been nfirmed. 'Pk Armenia also said the uple's post was flood wh vile homophobic ments the wake of their aths.

DEATH OF YOUNG GAY UPLE REFOC ATTENTN ON HOMOPHOBIA ARMENIA

Lol media reports claim the youngsters' parents did not accept their relatnship and Arsen is believed to have n away om home Pk Armenia also said the uple's post was flood wh vile homophobic ments the wake of their aths Homophobia is a major problem Armenia and many LGBT upl face discrimatn the former Soviet natnHomophobia is a major problem Armenia and many LGBT upl face discrimatn the former Soviet natn.

'WE MA THE CISN TOGETHER': YOUNG GAY UPLE SHAR HEARTBREAKG POST BEFORE JUMPG TO ATH

Homosexualy was only crimalised 2003 and many still choose to keep their relatnships untry ranks 47th out of 49 Europe for LGBT rights, wh only Rsia and Azerbaijan trailg 2012, 55 per cent of people said they would stop a iendship if they disvered the other person was same study found 70 per cent thought LGBT people are 'strange'.

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Young gay uple 'jump to aths om bridge Armenia after fal kiss', lol LGBT group claims. The ath of a young gay uple by suici Yerevan on Thursday has shocked Armenia and Armenian diaspora muni around the world, refocg attentn on Armenia’s eply entrenched homophobia and the stigma of seekg mental health servic the untry.

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