On Livg and Dyg as a Gay Person the Armenian Church

PORTRA OF A YOUNG GAY ARMENIAN MAN

Portra Of a Young Gay Armenian Man. I prayed to God every day to not be gay -Movs Shakarian.

And then he me out as gay.

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Experts Armenian culture believe that the roots of prent-day homophobia the Armenian muny go back to the Armenian Genoci of 1915. So when to homosexualy, there’s an ia that queer people nnot procreate, which therefore means that the persecutor has won.

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GAY DICTNARY ARMENIAN

“I prayed to God every day to not be gay” he remembers. ’ and she said ‘Y’, and then I said ‘Ok mom, I’m gay. Monique rells the moment she was certa that her big brother was gay, “He had e home om llege for the weekend wh some theater buddi—which I really feel like should have tipped my parents off the first place, ” she says lghg.

“I jt remember lookg at him and thkg, ‘Yeah, I’m pretty sure [Movs] is gay. Helen, remisc on that first show, says, “Actually was fun, but I also was like, ‘Oh my god oh my god, why do your openg joke have to be Armenian and gay! ’” Others lled him ‘disgtg, ’ plaed about how bold gay people are, told Movs that he was not a real Armenian and one ment even told him to take the Armenian flag emoji off of his Instagram profile.

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“His edy ma his sexualy impossible to ignore, he stigmatized beg gay, and ma easier for other gay Armenians to know they aren’t alone, ” explas Monique. Holdg a microphone and tellg jok about beg Armenian and gay to dienc that my fay is stg , I would’ve told you that you’re crazy, ” he says.