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Aug 07, 2007 Quickie Link: Armenia’s Animosity Towards Gays
By vanrozenheim

(Armenia) - Mistreatment and intolerance of Gays, which often then turns into animosity, are typical in Armenian society. A survey we conducted among 100 people of different ages in the center of Yerevan offered further support to this fact. According to the results, 53 percent of the respondents felt animosity towards Gays, 40 percent were tolerant, 4 percent treated them well, and 3 percent were undecided. When asked, “What would you do if your child were a homosexual?” 73 of the respondents said that they would disown the child. Psychologist Davit Amiryan believes that this attitude in Armenian society is actually typical of all former Soviet countries.



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