Defiant Dreams: an Interview with Taleen Kali
Taleen Kali’s music will take you on a journey that can at once be dreamlike, cosmic, and full of the […]
Exploring the Silences: Interview with Nancy Agabian
By Kristin Anahit Cass Articulate, charming, thoughtful, socially engaged, and genuinely kind, author Nancy Agabian is the sort of person
Hummus Sexuality is Not Tabbouleh: Love, Laughter, and Drag with Vera Hannush
Speaking with SWANA drag king Vera Hannush is an event filled with lots of laughter, playful absurdity, and enough love
There’s Nothing More Powerful than Living your Authentic Truth: Interview with Anoush Ellah
Have you experienced a drag performance where the artists are wearing traditional taraz or tatreez costumes? As many people of
Connecting Homeland and Diaspora through Learning, Culture, and Friendship
Narek Shamamyan is the founder of the first queer-friendly Armenian language school. A+ Academy is based in Yerevan and connects diasporans around the world with teachers in Armenia, building transnational community through learning.
Bala Bimbambum in the Land of Bugistan
Growing up in Yerevan, Babken Sakanyan felt constrained, unable to explore their gender and artistic identities. When they moved to Berlin, they started to explore drag and other art forms. Eventually they were inspired by their drag character, Bala Bimbambum to create a world with no limits where they could explore all elements of Armenianness, queerness, art, drag, imagination, and expression.
Zepure, Զեփյուռ, a Breeze
By Kristin Anahit Cass This article is done as a collaboration with Entanik, a global organization dedicated to uplifting and showcasing