Life for LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr) people Armenia, a socially nservative society where homophobia remas entrenched, is not easy. The 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 abe.
Contents:
- IT'S HARD TO BE GAY ARMENIA
- GAY YEREVAN, ARMENIA | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!
- ‘YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO LL YOURSELF ARMENIAN’ SAY GAY MAN’S ATTACKERS
IT'S HARD TO BE GAY ARMENIA
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Earlier this month, Armenia’s Crimal Court of Appeal led there had not been a proper vtigatn to a vlent homophobic attack two years ago agast a group of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) activists.
GAY YEREVAN, ARMENIA | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!
Earlier this month, Armenia’s Crimal Court of Appeal led there had not been a proper vtigatn to a vlent homophobic attack two years ago agast a group of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) activists. * armenia lgbt *
REVOLUTIONArmenia crimalized same-sex relatns 2003, but the ex-Soviet republic is the send-worst untry for LGBT+ rights Europe, acrdg to a rankg by mpaign group ILGA gay and trans activists were optimistic that the untry’s ep-seated homophobia would start to cle after mass street protts April 2018 oted long-time lear Serzh by journalist-turned-polician Nikol Pashyan, the bloodls uprisg was wily backed by LGBT+ groups, who hoped that along wh new learship, the untry would see an improvement the human rights suatn. And when new guys me to our group, they stood up for me, they said don’t hurt him, he’s our iend, he’s our brother, ” Petrosyan Hovsepyan said when the revolutn end May people reverted back to old homophobic habs.
VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATIONLs than a month after parliament elected Pashyan as actg prime mister on May 8, a group of 30 people attacked ne LGBT+ rights activists the southern village of perpetrators were given a llective pardon and law enforcement thori closed the was reopened after an appeal by Pk Armenia, s staff suatn for trans and genr non-nformg people is even worse than for the lbian, gay and bisexual muny Armenia, Martirosyan said.
‘YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO LL YOURSELF ARMENIAN’ SAY GAY MAN’S ATTACKERS
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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.
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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.