This is a list of LGBT Armenians, which includes Armenians, who are part of the LGBT disambiguation and have either stated publicly or been outed as homosexual, transgender, lesbian, bisexual or queer. Those of partial Armenian descent are also included.
Activists Mamikon Hovsepyan – former executive director of Pink Armenia and former Armenia liaison for GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society Lilit Martirosyan – co-founder of Right Side NGO, transgender
Art Actors Raoul Aslan – Austrian actor, gay Chaz Bono – American writer, musician and actor, transgender Alexandra Hedison – American actress, lesbian Narbe Vartan – actor, transgender
Comedians James Adomian – American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist, gay
Dancers Bob Avian – choreographer, theatrical producer and director, gay Arthur Gourounlian – Armenian-born professional dancer and television personality, gay
Drag Anoush Ellah – drag queen Tabboo! – drag queen and multimedia artist VERA! – drag king and competitor on season 2 of King of Drag, non-binary and transgender
Fashion Ray Aghayan – American fashion designer and costume designer for the United States film industry, gay
Filmmakers Alek Keshishian – film and commercial director
Models
Lauren Chan - Armenian/Chinese plus size model, lesbian.
Musicians Eve Beglarian – contemporary American composer, performer and audio producer of Armenian descent, lesbian Armen Ra – Iranian-Armenian artist, self-taught thereminist, gay
Painters Arman Grigoryan – painter who was one of the founders of the Third Floor () modern art group, gay
Sculptors Michael Aram – American sculptor, gay
Businesspeople Francis Kurkdjian – perfumer, gay
Chefs Julia Sedefdjian – French chef
Politics Ike Hajinazarian – former Regional Communications Director at the White House (2021), gay Jeff Marootian – former Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (2022–2025), gay Jirair Ratevosian – former acting chief of staff to the United States Global AIDS Coordinator (2022–2023), gay Amy Shuklian – District 3 member of Tulare County, California's Board of Supervisors (2016–present), and former city council member in Visalia, California (2007–2016), lesbian Alek Bartrosouf – Member of the city council in Glendale, California (2026-present)
Pornography Adam Ramzi – American porn star, gay
Religion Sarmad Kashani – Armenian sufi mystic
Sports Mel Daluzyan – weightlifter, transgender
Writers Literary and creative Nancy Agabian – American writer, bisexual Christopher Atamian – literary critic, writer, translator, art curator and filmmaker, gay Armen Davoudian – poet, gay George Stambolian – key figure in the early gay literary movement, gay Hrag Vartanian – writer, art critic, and curator, gay
Journalism Lillian Avedian – former Assistant Editor for The Armenian Weekly and current writer for Nashville Banner, lesbian Vic Gerami – journalist, gay Karèn Shainyan – Russian journalist, LGBT activist, and YouTuber, gay
See also
LGBTQ Rights in Armenia Same-sex marriage in Armenia
References