11 Mar GENDER INCONGRUENCE: IDENTITY OR MENTAL DISORDER
The concepts of “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” are among the most common and discussed in society today. Frequently confusing terms, we have already touched upon their differences on in one of our materials, you can read more at this link. Very often, transgender...
08 Feb INTERSEX: WHAT DOES IT MEAN, WHAT ARE THE MAIN ISSUES?
“I always thought that my body could not be healthy, that’s why I always kept that fact a secret from both relatives and friends. Now I understand that I wish I had not lost so much time on those fears,” says Andranik, a representative of...
24 Dec GENDER IDENTITY AND ARMENIAN CULTURAL NORMS
The term “gender” is one of the most widely used terms in the world today. However, this term is often used by people instead of the word “sex”, while biological sex and gender are completely different concepts, often directly opposite to each other. Gender...
15 Dec “EVERYONE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS ENDOWED WITH SEXUALITY”
Heredity has a great influence on a person’s sexual orientation, but there is no gene or formula that can explain it. There are also very few studies conducted so far that clearly represent the reasons how sexual orientation is formed. Sexual orientation is...
14 Dec New Generation NGO celebrates International Human Rights Day
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. “ Article 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights ...
08 Dec HIV and LGBTI people: Myths and Reality
HIV or human immunodeficiency virus is one of the most discussed viruses in the world today. It was first recorded in 1981, and already in 1983 the trigger of the infection and later its various clinical forms were discovered. The first HIV case in Armenia...
25 Nov NOVEMBER 25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
As in previous years, this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women launches 16 days of activism to be concluded on the 10th of December 2020 — the day that commemorates the International Human Rights Day. Several public events are being coordinated and iconic...
16 Nov INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR TOLERANCE
The 28th General Conference of UNESCO adopted the Declaration of Principles for Tolerance in 1995, and in 1996 the UN General Assembly invited UN Member States to mark the 16th of November as International Day for Tolerance to call on the public to draw attention...