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.
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 Feels by Jenée LaMarque
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…
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.
Equality Armenia
Equality Armenia was a vital resource in creating this library. Please read the excellent articles they publish regularly. From Equality Armenia’s website: Equality Armenia is dedicated to achieving marriage equality in Armenia.
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.
Parev Mama by Natalie Shirinian
Scheduled to be released in 2021, Parev Mama (Hello Mother) is a short film written and directed by Natalie Shirinian. Shirinian has been featured in Vogue, InStyle’s February 2020 Badass Women Issue, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and The New York Times. Her debut film was Interior Motives
Forgotten Bread edited by David Kherdian
Published in 2007, Forgotten Bread: First Generation Armenian American Writers, edited by David Kherdian, is a notable anthology in that it includes a selection from Arlene Voski Avakian’s memoir Lion Woman’s Legacy. Avakian is a Lesbian Armenian-American writer.
Book of Days by Eve Beglarian
Since 2001, Eve Beglarian has been creating Book of Days, which features a recording, accompanied by images or video, for each day of the year. The on-going project is at 130 days. The Los Angeles Times wrote that Book of Days is, “a grand and gradually manifesting work in progress…an eclectic and wide-open series of enticements.
Bavakan
Beginning in 2013, Bavakan has been publishing their poetry through their eponymous blog Bavakan. Bavakan is a queer feminist activist living in Armenia.
You can read Bavakan’s poetry collection here.