Published in 2017, First Light at Dawn by Nyri A. Bakkalian is a short story about a trans woman fighter pilot who is navigating both her transition and PTSD. It is notable…
Published in 2017, Fleeting City by Hovhannes Tekgyozyan is a novel that is part of a new generation of writers in Armenia writing about queer characters and themes. Tekgyozyan graduated from the…
Published in 2018, Straight to Gay: Coming Out Saved My Life Creating Joy and Health by Audrey Kouyoumdjian is the second [*] memoir written by an Armenian-American who identifies as a Lesbian. Kouyoumdjian…
Published in 2008 and continuing through 2020, Queering Yerevan is a website featuring the work of "a collective of artists, writers, cultural critics and activists queering and using Yerevan as an experimental…
Published in 2018, Superheroes Die in the Summer is a novel by Christian Batikian. Batikian is a translator, author, and editor. His work includes Ariutse, Vhuke yev Handerdzarane, Super Herosnere Ke Mernin…
Released in 2019, Good Night is a short film by Eric Shahinian. Eric Shahinian is a filmmaker who received his MFA from Columbia University with Honors in Screenwriting. His short films have…
Neli Rubenovna is a digital artist and illustrator based in Los Angeles. Neli offers freelance illustration work and graphic design. Below is a piece called Armenian Wives. You can connect to them…
Published in 2016, The Stamp of Loneliness by Nazik Armenakyan is a photography collection of transgender sex workers in Armenia. Armenakyan has worked as a photojournalist since 2002. She has worked for…
Born in 1911, Maryam Şahinyan (Մարիամ Շահինեան) was a photographer and considered to be the first female studio photographer in Turkey. Şahinyan focused on portraits, which included queer subjects and folx from…
Released in 2017, The Feels by Jenée LaMarque is a Rom-Com featuring the character Kárin, a queer Armenian woman and musical artist. The character is played by Syrian-Armenian musician and actress Káryyn Tatoyan. The…