Queer Armenian Literature: A Reading
In honor of LGBTQ Pride Month, the International Armenian Literary Alliance, with Hye-Phen Magazine and the Queer Armenian Library, will host a reading of Queer Armenian writers. On June 5th at 1…
First Light at Dawn by Nyri A. Bakkalian
Fleeting City by Hovhannes Tekgyozyan
Queering Yerevan
Superheroes Die in the Summer by Christian Batikian
Anamot Press
Anamot Press was set up in March 2020. Through the Poetry Streaming project, over 40 invited poets, publishers and writers shared queer experiences across borders and other stories on migration, ancestral grief, displacement, love and loss.
Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin
Published in 1992, Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin features a gay Armenian-American character, Jeff Kassabian. Maupin’s inspiration for the character was George Stambolian. Stambolian was an American educator, writer, and editor of Armenian descent.
The Anglo-American Alliance by Gregory Casparian
Published in 1906, The Anglo-American Alliance: A Serio-Comic Romance and Forecast of the Future by Gregory Casparian is considered to be the first [*] science fiction novel featuring two heroines who are Lesbian. The novel features the relationship in a positive light and also features a case of gender reassignment.
The Return of Kikos by Armen of Armenia
Published in 2013, The Return of Kikos by Armen of Armenia (Armen Ohanyan) is the first [*] short story collection by a Queer Armenian writer.
Armen of Armenia (Armen Ohanyan) is a fiction writer and essayist. He is the President of PEN Armenia Center since 2017.