Leap by Brent Love
Published in 2024, Leap by Brent Love is a memoir that details his experiences when he came out to his American family and then three days later began a two-year Peace Corp…
Azad Archives
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.
Princess Freak with Adrineh Der Boghossian and Nancy Agabian
This Queer Book Saved My Life is a podcast hosted by J.P. Der Boghossian. On it, guests from across the rainbow share the queer books that had life-saving features for them. They…
The Future of Armenian Publishing is Queer
Watch the video of this event below! The International Armenian Literary Alliance hosted The Future of Armenian Publishing is Queer, a reading and panel discussion in honor of Pride Month, on Tuesday, June…
In The Dream House with Nancy Agabian and Carmen Maria Machado
This Queer Book Saved My Life is a podcast hosted by J.P. Der Boghossian. On it, guests from across the rainbow share the queer books that had life-saving features for them. They…
Queering Form: A Virtual Reading
Watch the video of this even below! On June 11, 2023, the International Armenian Literary Alliance presented this event featuring: Nancy Agabian, the author of the recently published novel The Fear of…
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, hosted the first gloabl reading of Queer Armenian writers. Watch the video below!…
Straight to Gay by Audrey Kouyoumdjian
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…
The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt by Jon-Jon Goulian
Published in 2011, The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt by Jon-Jon Goulian is the first [*] memoir by an Armenian-American who describes himself as an “androgynous neurotic.”
Goulian was born in 1968 and grew up in La Jolla, California.
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…