Support Pink's work in the regions

Our office in the region faced numerous challenges in the past year, both due to COVID-19 and the war, but we were able to overcome the challenges ahead, becoming one of the only safe spaces for LGBT+ people in Armenia’s regions.

Our regional office has been very active in the past few months, we have had various events and interesting days. From March to May, we organized two-month-long yoga classes by the request of the visitors. A series of meetings related to sexuality titled “What is queer?”, a meeting with a sexologist, meeting with a person living with HIV were organized. Several other meetings on the topic of sexuality are planned, as a result of the interest expressed by the community to discuss and learn more about the subject matter. One of the great achievements of these past few months has been the creation of a book corner, where reading hours are regularly organized, and our library is being replenished with new interesting books.

A meeting with a lawyer was organized as well, where the attendees talked about their rights, did a role play, after which the attendees had the opportunity to receive individual counseling on spot. LGBT+ films and documentaries screenings took place in our regional office, followed by discussions. A month-long painting course was organized, where the community members were able to improve their painting skills and to decorate the office space with their paintings.

It was very important to meet LGBT+ people’s parents, as most of our community members are teenagers and young people who often face problems with their parents. It was also important to understand that there is a possibility to solve many of these problems and that there are many parents of LGBT+ people who are openly supporting their children. It was a very important achievement for our regional office that 11 people (community and staff members) from the office took part in the Pride Camp dedicated to the Pride Month that we organized earlier in June.

Since January 2021, our regional office has welcomed around 50 people, out of which 45 people have received counseling from the social worker, 13 people have received continuous psychological counseling and 3 individuals received legal counseling services. At this moment, the social worker is providing counseling to 10 people and the psychologist is working with 6 individuals.

It is only through your generous contributions that all of this has been made possible, so we want to thank you for your unequivocal support for our work in Armenia’s regions.

When Pink was founded, we envisioned a society, where the human rights of all are protected and everybody is accepted regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, or gender expression.   

At the time we would never imagine that we would ever be where we are now, having 14 years of experience behind, an internationally recognized and trusted organization along with so many successful projects and accomplishments in human rights protection.

Still, we have a long way to go and our struggle for the protection of LGBT people’s rights continues.   

Committed to our values of diversity, equality and safety, we continue to operate our newly-established second office outside Yerevan, by providing much-needed services and maintaining a safe space for the LGBT community from the regions of Armenia and rural areas in reach.

LGBT people are exposed to degrading treatment, psychological and physical violence in their everyday life, human rights are violated in almost all aspects of life.   

That is why we strive to protect LGBT people by advocacy efforts to change discriminatory laws and policies, as well as pushing for new laws and resolutions to be adopted that will ensure the legal protection of LGBT people. 

I can’t tell you how much all of us at Pink Armenia appreciate your contribution to our cause.   

Through these difficult times, ranging from pandemic to unexpectedly erupted war, we have been able to continue operating and maintaining our office outside Yerevan and provide psychological, social, and legal support to the LGBT community from the regions.

Your continued support gives us much-needed stability of the organization's work and the possibility to assist the community in the regions of Armenia.

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