‘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.
- But despite these events attracting hundreds, police raids and family rejection are still commonplace.
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- 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.
- But despite these events attracting hundreds, police raids and family rejection are still commonplace.
Sources: France 24