‘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. ...