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The Queer Photography of Maryam Şahinyan

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…

Here I Come by Andrei Fenochka

Here I Come by Andrei Fenochka is a web television series. Produced in Moscow, it is the first Russian LGBTQ+ series featuring an Armenian protagonist.
Fenochka directs and Liza Simbirskaya serves as both writer and producer.

Aracheener or “Firsts”

In honor of LGBTQ Pride Month, the International Armenian Literary Alliance, with Hye-Phen Magazine and the Queer Armenian Library, hosted Aracheener, or “Firsts,” on June 12, 2021. Watch the recording below! It…