MSM Armenia activists
society by providing legal, social, psychological, and healthcare services, by promoting community
strategies in dialogue and forging partnerships with civil society and government institutions.
On the European Action Day for Victims of Hate Crime, 22nd of July, MSM Armenia and its trans member
organisation, Trans Action Yerevan, hosted a one-day meeting on the issue of violence. The focus of
the meeting was the improvement of support to trans people who are exposed to violence. During the
conference we spoke about the issues of violence towards trans people, and as one of the solutions for
the prevention of violence, we highlighted the organisation of educational activities to raise awareness
among trans people about their rights and to educate society on trans issues, specifically on hate crimes,
their causes and consequences, and in particular their link to hate speech. Additionally, we discussed how
to support victims and how to prevent violence against trans people with community strategies.
As part of the project, MSM Armenia launched an informational campaign for Transgender Day
of Remembrance (TDoR) and issued a number of public statements addressing different (non)