Death of young gay uple refoc attentn on homophobia Armenia - CIVILNET

Contents:

• 'WE MA THE CISN TOGETHER': YOUNG GAY UPLE SHAR HEARTBREAKG POST BEFORE JUMPG TO ATH
• GAY UPLE POSTS TRAGIC PHOTOS
• YOUNG GAY UPLE 'JUMP TO ATHS OM BRIDGE ARMENIA AFTER FAL KISS', LOL LGBT GROUP CLAIMS
• SUICI OF GAY COUPLE ROCKS ARMENIA
• ARMENIA: A YOUNG GAY COUPLE’S TRAGIC FATE
• ARMENIAN GAY UPLE ENDS LIFE, HOMOPHOBIA WAS UNBEARABLE
• DEATH OF YOUNG GAY UPLE REFOC ATTENTN ON HOMOPHOBIA ARMENIA
• GAY ARMENIAN COUPLE ALLEGEDLY COMMS SUICI
• ARMENIAN GAY UPLE ME ON THE BRIDGE, KISSED AND JUMPED OM 310 FEET, THE FAY DID NOT ACCEPT THE RELATNSHIP

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

YEREVAN, ARMENIA: A young Armenian gay uple jumped to their ath om a bridge before postg a picture of them kissg on their Instagram handle, acrdg to a lol LGBTQ+ group. 'Deeply homophobic': NJ school revers cisn to ncel LGBTQ mil 'The Prom' amid massive backlash.

The homosexual rights group Armenia also asserted that after the uple's post went viral, hateful and homophobic remarks om the people had flood their Instagram page.

This young Armenian gay uple jumped of a bridge together after postg the didn’t see a future this world filled wh hate. Devastatg news #Armenia: this young gay uple posted their pictur & mted suici together by jumpg om Davashen bridge #Yerevan.

GAY UPLE POSTS TRAGIC PHOTOS

Acrdg to reports, even though homosexualy was ma legal Armenia 2003, many people om the LGBTQ+ muny still choose to keep their homosexual relatnships a secret due to the untry's pervasive prejudice. Armenia is ranked 47th for LGBTQ+ rights out of 49 European and Central Asian natns, barely ahead of Turkey and Azerbaijan, acrdg to the ternatnal group ILGA-Europe, which gg hostily agast homosexuals. A young gay uple took their own liv Armenia after sharg a kiss a fal photo, acrdg to a lol LGBTQ anisatn Pk Armenia reported that the two men, intified only as Arsen and Tigran, died the pal of Yerevan last takg their own liv together on October 20, the duo put a tragic post on uple posted pictur of themselv enjoyg facials together, sharg a kiss and showg off what appear to be their weddg of the youths was said to have been 16 or 17 years old, while the other was a few years reports claimed that Tigran and Arsen’s parents did not approve of their relatnship and they had received threats before their to stream your news?

”Armenia’s gay rights anisatn also claimed that after the uple’s Instagram post went viral, people have flood their page wh vile homophobic ments.

Homosexualy was only crimalised Armenia 2003, but many members of the LGBTQ muny the former Soviet untry still opt to keep their same-sex relatnships secret due to wispread tolerance. Armenia ranks 47th out of 49 untri of Europe and Central Asia for LGBTQ rights, jt ahead of Turkey and Azerbaijan, acrdg to the ternatnal anisatn ILGA-Europe that measur hostily toward gay 1800 184 537This article was origally published by the New York Post and reproduced wh permissn. 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.

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

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. 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.

SUICI OF GAY COUPLE ROCKS ARMENIA

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'.

Young gay uple 'jump to aths om bridge Armenia after fal kiss', lol LGBT group claims. Suici of Gay Couple Rocks Armenia.

Armenia was rocked last week wh the suici of a young homosexual uple. Gay uple’s suici refoc attentn on homophobia. Homophobia remas wispread Armenia, and members of the LGBTQ+ muny the untry regularly face discrimatn, harassment, and vlence.

ARMENIA: A YOUNG GAY COUPLE’S TRAGIC FATE

Pk Armenia, a proment LGBTQ+ rights group, said of the gay uple’s suici, “We nsir unacceptable to jtify the loss of human life. Tbilisi Pri, another queer rights anizatn Geia, tweeted a public msage of support towards the young gay uple. Homophobia, hate & vlence have no place any society!

In May 2017, a survey by the Pew Rearch Center Eastern European untri showed that nety-seven percent of Armenians believed that homosexualy should not be accepted by society. Reflectg on the tragedy, Mika Artyan, thor of Gay Armenia and Unzipped blogs, wrote on his blog, “It’s not a ‘good time’—we hear or say to ourselv. Even though homosexualy has been legal Armenia sce 2003, many keep their inty a secret out of fear of beg socially outst by their iends and fai.

Moreover, homosexualy ntu to rema a taboo topic. A French Armenian llg for the repeal of the anti-gay law 2002.

ARMENIAN GAY UPLE ENDS LIFE, HOMOPHOBIA WAS UNBEARABLE

In a 2012 study, fifty-five percent of Armenians stated that they would cease their relatnship wh a iend or relative if they were to e out as gay. On July 3, 2017, the Mistry of Jtice stated that same-sex marriag by gay upl performed abroad would be regnized. The crowd shouted homophobic slurs and threats, mandg the activists leave the village.

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.

DEATH OF YOUNG GAY UPLE REFOC ATTENTN ON HOMOPHOBIA ARMENIA

”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.

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.

GAY ARMENIAN COUPLE ALLEGEDLY COMMS SUICI

[Ctn sensive ntent: suici] A msage on Instagram was the last msage om an Armenian gay uple before the two took their own liv. Acrdg to the Armenian LGBT+ anizatn PINK, the fact that Tigran (21) and Arsen (16) saw no other way out than to jump off a bridge together nfirms that homophobia is still a major problem the untry. In addn to ‘’happy endg’’, the guys wrote that the cisn to end life was taken the photo are lovg reactns that also show support to the relativ, but if you scroll further, you will also see a lot of homophobia.

ARMENIAN GAY UPLE ME ON THE BRIDGE, KISSED AND JUMPED OM 310 FEET, THE FAY DID NOT ACCEPT THE RELATNSHIP

“Some ments even enurage other homosexuals to do the same, ” the anizatn wr. ”Homosexualy is ed still a taboo Armenia.

Several studi show that around 90% of Armenians believe that homosexualy should be banned or at least not accepted. 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. Homophobia remas wispread Armenia, and members of the LGBTQ muny the untry regularly face discrimatn, harassment, and vlence.