Armenia’s parliament passed legislation which legally protects unmarried intimate partners from domestic violence, and does not exclude same-gender partnerships. 🎉
Armenia’s parliament passes expanded domestic violence protections
Posted by ShantJ
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Let’s go. I’m glad to dumb-as-bricks opposition to this bill didn’t get their way
We did it. We lived to see this day
Terrible
Congrats 🥂
Finally!
One step closer to the 21st century.
As a gay armenian I’m so happy to read these comments!!!! I wish everyone in Armenia were like you guys
Can’t think of a single reason to oppose this.
I’m really glad Armenian youth groups (at least the ones I’m involved in) spoke about this when it was current, talking to American-Armenian teens know about the reality of domestic violence and the history of the practice of Harsneren in Hayastan as well as firsthand testimony of older women who lived through the practice and were mute for sometimes decades. There were also many testimonies of both women and old men from those eras detailing how they pushed to end the practice within their communities and calling it an outdated practice, it was very enlightening and very good for Armenian youth to see. I was happily surprised as these same youth groups used to be extremely traditional and conservative when I went there growing up.
Thank God they didn’t exclude same sex partnerships. What a stupid thing to exclude even if you’re against lgbt