Gay club yerevan

Life for LGBT lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Armenia, a socially conservative society where homophobia remains entrenched, is not easy. The difficulties are multiplied for those living outside the capital, where society is even less tolerant towards LGBT people.

Socialising is particularly difficult, with no LGBT-friendly venues and few public places where gay people can be sure they will not be subject to abuse. Instead, Arthur gay his friends go to Yerevan on weekends, over km away, where they can feel club at ease. According to the survey, Life in the capital is by no means easy.

Among the hundreds of restaurants, pubs and coffee shops in Yerevan, not a single public entertainment venue caters to the members of the LGBT community. There is a private social gay for gay men and transgender women in Yerevan, which is open daily to members and their friends. When she moved to the capital to join her brother, she found out that he was gay.

Nelly launched by handed out membership cards to people who are still the core visitors to the club. I know everyone personally. Yerevan said she believes that many in the city are aware of her club, but does not expect any attacks. These people need entertainment. I told them — do not leave the club, do not attract attention so as to not disturb others.

No one will make unpleasant remarks about me. Ashot, a security guard at the club, who did not want to use his real name, told IWPR he did his best to protect visitors from unpleasant experiences. Sometimes I just say that this is a gay club, and people will go away.

They first had to reach an agreement with the management of a club, ensure the premises would be protected and put together a guest list. Earlier that day he had yerevan phone calls threatening to blow up the club if the party went ahead. Later, a group of unknown people tried to break down the door and get inside.

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However, demands remained so high that Sarkis and his friend organised another two club nights, the last one attended by around people. His first article on gay men was published inwhen homosexuality was still officially illegal in Armenia. The following year Armenia joined the Council of Europe and homosexuality was decriminalised.

Despite deep-rooted discrimination, social attitudes towards LGBT people have indeed softened since then. Today, the level of physical violence has decreased, relatively. We see people who look different from others in their appearance. It was not like that before. When I see these changes, I begin to believe that there will be new changes.

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