Beg Gay and Armenian: The Stigma

Contents:

• UNZIPPED: GAY ARMENIA BY MIKA ARTYAN
• GAY AND LBIAN ARMENIANS
• GAY YEREVAN, ARMENIA | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!
• IT'S HARD TO BE GAY ARMENIA
• BEG GAY AND ARMENIAN: THE STIGMA
• ON LIVG AND DYG AS A GAY PERSON THE ARMENIAN CHURCH
• SUICI OF GAY COUPLE ROCKS ARMENIA
• ANY YEREVAN REMENDATNS FOR GAY TRAVELERS? - YEREVAN FOM
• IT'S HARD TO BE GAY ARMENIA
• THE REALY OF GAY ARMENIANS AND OUR LLECTIVE SHAME

UNZIPPED: GAY ARMENIA BY MIKA ARTYAN

Now, he intifi as queer: a self-affirmg term ed by many people who are gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and non-heterosexual. Homosexualy is still heavily stigmatized wh the Armenian muny, he said, and he experienced ternalized shame and guilt.

Two of Armenia’s most celebrated poets the early 20th century, Vahan Tekeyan and Yeghishe Charents, were gay or bisexual. Published 2007 and ntug through 2020, Unzipped: Gay Armenia by Mika Artyan is the most prolific and phenomenal blog about the liv, lerature, arts, news, and public polici of Queer library would not exist if weren’t for Unzipped, which has reviewed books and films for the past thirteen years. An Armenian gay and lbian group Glendale will be holdg s third roundtable Saturday for LGBTQ Armenians, their parents, fai and iends to discs issu about their sexual inty and brastorm ways to rce stigma the Armenian muny.

“The biggt fear that everyone has is the fear of isolatn om the muny, ” said Erik Adamian, a board member of the 20-year-old Gay and Lbian Armenian Society, or meetg and sharg experienc and ncerns what Admanian scrib as a culture still fixated on tradnal genr rol, “a kd of submuny builds wh the Armenian muny that hasn’t existed before, ” he ssns, morated by mental health profsnals and typilly kicked off wh a short film as a nversatn starter, draw on the Armenian ctom of socializg over a cup of ffee, or first Soorj Ssn held April was so popular the group cid to make a recurrg event. Subscribe To Get Updat On New Content MENU Get started here What’s new Aracheener or “Firsts” Unzipped: Gay Armenia by Mika Artyan Homosexualy and Armenian Genoci Advocy by Raffi Joe Wartanian Comedian Jam Adomian Queer Fish by Sarah Giragosian Comedian Movs Shakarian Arth and Zr by Ali Akbar Queer Armenian Lerature: A Readg Loe: Lbian Matchmaker to the Straights sex poem by hrayr Swan Song by Armen Davoudian Journey to Tatev by Lillian Avedian First Light at Dawn by Nyri A.

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"I reached out to the thori Armenia for ments about the cint but did not get an immediate and other human rights activists are not optimistic that there will be any lseng of the systematic and stutnalized homophobia Armenia.

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Hakobyan and his iends fled the hoe and the crowd ran after them, htg and kickg them, throwg ston, and shoutg "get rid of those gays" and "tch them and beat them up. Followg the gay-bashg, Gev Petrosyan, an Armenian Parliament member wh the Prospero Armenia Party, ma this statement on his Facebook page: "I don't know who will crimate me and to what extent, but we should have already driven out (I'm statg this lightly) homosexuals, relig mori, and their protectors om our Holy land wh jot efforts.

" The statement ntued, "Durg the last several days, there has been a wave of extremist and homophobic acts Armenia, targeted at the event. "Homosexualy has been legal Armenia sce 2003, but there are no legal protectns for LGBTQ Armenians, and Armenia is ranked 49th out of 50 European untri when to LGBTQ rights, only beatg out Azerbaijan. I thought blatant homophobia was no longer a wily-accepted ncept our society, rather, a notn relegated to a bygone era of tolerance and rampant misrmatn.

IT'S HARD TO BE GAY ARMENIA

As gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenred muni emerge the ntemporary Armenian world (both Armenia and the diaspora) more and more Armenians are makg public their personal sexual inti. While gays and lbians Armenia still face many obstacl that prevent them om leadg open and equal liv, many diasporan Armenians are not hred by homophobia and the level of acceptance is more often related to the prevalent cultural attus of the greater non-Armenian muny.

Bee of the untry’s strongly tablished homophobia and social nservatism, Armenians who are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr suffer a difficult life. It is extremely difficult for homosexual people to socialize sce there are very few public areas where they n be certa they will not be abed, and there are no openly gay venu.

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BEG GAY AND ARMENIAN: THE STIGMA

In addn to the lolly-owned gay-iendly acmodatns Yerevan, ternatnal hotel chas n also be great optns for LGBTQ+ travelers. Whether you choose a lolly-owned gay-iendly acmodatn or an ternatnal hotel cha, ’s important to rearch and selects a place that will make you feel wele and fortable durg your stay Yerevan. Explorg the queer nightlife scene a new cy n be one of the most exhilaratg experienc while travelg, and Gay Yerevan is certaly no exceptn.

ON LIVG AND DYG AS A GAY PERSON THE ARMENIAN CHURCH

Whether you prefer to nnect wh other queer folks person at a gay bar or club or through a hook up app, Gay Yerevan has plenty of optns to explore. So, venture out to experience the vibrant and diverse queer nightlife Gay Yerevan, but always prrize your safety and well-beg. Gay snas, sex clubs, and cisg have long been popular ways for queer men to meet and engage sexual activy, particularly untri where same-sex activy is not wily accepted or may even be illegal.

In the plac, gay snas and cisg clubs provi a safe and discreet environment for queer men to explore their sexualy and nnect wh like-md dividuals.

Dpe the rise of gay datg apps, many queer men still prefer the anonymy and physil nnectn that n be found the spac – so somewhat unter-tuively, you might have a hotter experience here than you would at home.

SUICI OF GAY COUPLE ROCKS ARMENIA

Wh a b of forethought and an open md, visg gay snas and cisg clubs n be a thrillg and steamy part of your gay Yerevan adventure. Life for LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr) people Armenia, a socially nservative society where homophobia remas entrenched, is not difficulti are multiplied for those livg outsi the pal, where society is even ls tolerant towards LGBT people.

Socialisg is particularly difficult, wh no LGBT-iendly venu and few public plac where gay people n be sure they will not be subject to (not his real name), 25, said that there were no public entertament spac Gyumri or Vanadzor, the untry´s send and third largt ci rpectively, where LGBT people uld feel safe. “Yerevan also do not have a particularly iendly attu towards gays, but this is the only place Armenia where you n feel relatively ee, ” he Gabrielyan, head of the New Generatn NGO, believ that such tolerant attus towards LGBT people more remote plac of the untry has ed ternal migratn. Outsi the pal, is extremely difficult to live a gay liftyle, ” Gabrielyan said, whose anisatn works to protect the rights of LGBT people across Armenia.

Among the hundreds of rtrants, pubs and ffee shops Yerevan, not a sgle public entertament venue ters to the members of the LGBT 2012, the DIY Club Yerevan - known as a gay hangout – was firebombed and s owner harassed. (See also Gay Rights Unr Attack Armenia) then, no one has dared to open a public entertament venue for LGBT people Armenia. There is a private social club for gay men and transgenr women Yerevan, which is open daily to members and their (not her real name) the club’s 32-year-old director, is origally om Vanadzor.

ANY YEREVAN REMENDATNS FOR GAY TRAVELERS? - YEREVAN FOM

It proved that the muny needs such events, ” Sarkis Ishkhanyan, edor--chief of Inknagir Lerary Magaze, has wrten about LGBT issu for a long first article on gay men was published 2002, when homosexualy was still officially illegal Armenia. When I published my first article, after readg , one of the lol edors said wh fear that he wouldn't like his son to read this article, ” Iskhanyan followg year Armenia joed the Council of Europe and homosexualy was crimalised. He explored the webs of queer Armenian anizatns like Equaly Armenia and PINK Armenia and onle platforms like the Gay Armenian Blogspot and the Hye-Phen Magaze.

“Kissg Ethan was like takg a rocket to outer space, floatg zero gravy, and marvelg at the prehensible bety of the creatns of the universe, ” Michael Barakiva wr Hold My Hand, the sequel to One Man Guy, the first young adult novel featurg a gay Armenian-Amerin character wrten by a queer Armenian-Amerin published 2014.

IT'S HARD TO BE GAY ARMENIA

Edor’s Note: An earlier versn of the article misstated that One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva is the first young adult novel featurg a gay Armenian-Amerin character. One Man Guy is the first young adult novel featurg a gay Armenian-Amerin character wrten by a queer Armenian-Amerin. Armenia SurveysOrthodox Christian Support for Church's Posn of Refg to Perform Same-Sex MarriageHistoryHomosexual activy Armenia?

Servg openly ary Armenia is don't ask, don't 't Ask, Don't Tell Acrdg to the Helski Rights Commtee Armenia, 2004, an ternal fence mistry cree effectively bans gay men om servg the armed forc.

” Organized by the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network and held April sce 1996, the day was tend to regnize how gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr youth have been “silenced” by harassment and bullyg schools. Ble channel, for which she pays $500 to $800 for an hour long slot, acrdg to the Los Angel Tim, to tell Armenian parents that the “Natnal Day of Silence” was promotg a homosexual agenda and that children should be kept out of school on that day. “Don’t be fooled by the Day of Silence, which is a ver-up and realy is to promote homosexualy, ” wrote Glendale rint Martik Abramian.

THE REALY OF GAY ARMENIANS AND OUR LLECTIVE SHAME

“We need to have a day of awarens stead of a Day of Silence and teach stunts about the dangers of homosexual life and s stctive nsequenc. Haig Boyadjian, 33, was print of the Gay and Lbian Armenian Society of Los Angel (GALAS) when Khachatrian spoke out agast the Day of Silence.

Although Armenian attus towards homosexualy have softened recent years (Armenia signed a Uned Natns claratn 2008 nmng discrimatn and prejudice based on sexual orientatn and genr inty) lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr Armenians still face discrimatn, which sometim rorts to abe and vlence. In Armenia self, homosexualy was crimalized 2003, but that hasn’t necsarily shifted attus, as journalist Marianna Grigoryan recently wrote “Armenia: Gays Live wh Threats of Abe, Vlence, ” which was published on.

The 2009 Internatnal Lbian and Gay Associatn Europe (ILGA-Europe) and COC Nerland report “Forced Out: LGBT People Armenia” even says that Armenia, the word “homosexual” is both ed and heard as an sult. However much removed om Armenia, the Armenian Diaspora, now wh growg muni metropolan Amerin and European ci, has retaed negative attus towards homosexualy. “Homophobia is rampant and eply entrenched our culture both the Diaspora and also Armenia – and there is not enough attentn paid to the velopment of greater tolerance Armenian society, ” said Jirair Ratevosian, who works on domtic and global AIDS-related policy Washgton D.