Whenever domestic politics in the economically depressed country threatens to boil over, articles on queer topics suddenly become widespread, and people shift their attention from the controversies of government to the ‘preservation of Armenian values and traditions’. 
Pale siasa za ndani zinapokuwa kwenye mnyukano mkali, katika nchi inayozidi kudidimia kiuchumi, katika hali isiyotarajiwa makala kuhusu mabasha zinaanza kujitokeza kwa wingi na kisha watu wanahamisha mjadala kutoka kwenye mikwamo ya serikali hadi kwenye 'kulinda tunu na tamaduni za raia wa Armenia’.