‘BULLIED, BEATEN UP, KILLED’: ARMENIA'S DRAG QUEENS RISK IT ALL FOR THE STAGE

Armenian attitudes toward the LGBTQ community have transformed in recent years, in part due to the war in Ukraine. While a queer club in Yerevan was firebombed in 2012, the capital is now home to a thriving underground drag scene.

France 24 - International breaki reports that armenian attitudes toward the LGBTQ community have transformed in recent years, in part due to the war in Ukraine.

The report adds: While a queer club in Yerevan was firebombed in 2012, the capital is now home to a thriving underground drag scene.

But despite these events attracting hundreds, police raids and family rejection are still commonplace.

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