Posts Tagged ‘lgbt’

Revelations: Wikileaks and Armenia

Revelations: Wikileaks and Armenia

Wikileaks is at is again. Among more cables released in the last few weeks, 50 or so have come from the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan, detailing everything from “who controls what in Armenia” and how Armenian Brandy (Winston Churchill’s favorite) is facing new threats. Don’t have time to wade through it all? We’ve got you [...]

Caucasus 2 Comments

Ianyan Magazine’s Year in Review

Ianyan Magazine’s Year in Review

As we descend into the final hours of 2010, here is a look back at what ianyan brought you this year, from a review on HBO’s Jack Kevorkian biopic, to the cultural stigma experienced by gay Armenians, volunteering in Armenia, reactions to an elevated child abuse case and more. A heartfelt thank you to all [...]

Letters 0 Comments

Silence Is Not a Solution: Armenians March Amid Increased HIV/AIDS Infection Rates

Silence Is Not a Solution: Armenians March Amid Increased HIV/AIDS Infection Rates

While at least 56 countries have either stabilized or decreased rates of new HIV infections, rates in Armenia have increased over the last decade by 25 percent, according to a new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). With the marginalization and discrimination of people living with HIV and AIDS from society [...]

Armenia, Diaspora 3 Comments

Being Gay and Armenian: The Stigma

Being Gay and Armenian: The Stigma

This is the first part of a multi-series report dealing with Armenians and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender individuals. On a Spring day in 2008, Herbert Hoover High school in Glendale, Calif. planned a “National Day of Silence.” Organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network and held in April since 1996, the day [...]

Features, Society 25 Comments