A transgender woman who broke boundaries with a speech in Armenia's parliament says she has received death threats and is avoiding leaving her home in the backlash to her three-minute address.
Lilit Martirosian, a founder of the Armenian transgender organization Right Side in Yerevan, Armenia.YEREVAN, Armenia — A transgender woman who broke boundaries with a speech in Armenia's parliament says she has received death threats and is avoiding leaving her home in the backlash to her three-minute address.
Lilit Martirosian told members of parliament's human rights committee on April 5 that the group she founded, Right Side, had recorded 283 cases of transgender rights violations. "For me, that means that there are 283 criminals in Armenia living next to me and you," Martirosian said during her speech."And who knows, maybe a 284th will commit a crime tomorrow."
Some lawmakers immediately expressed their offense. The head of the human rights committee complained Martirosian disturbed the hearing's agenda and disrespected parliament.
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