I defend homosexual romanticism over war romanticism. It is acceptable when two men kill each other, but is it a sin when they sleep together?
Alekper Aliyev, author of Armenian-Azeri gay love story Artush and Zaur (Hurriyet)
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**Original article - Hurriyet
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Alekper Aliyev: "I defend homosexual romanticism over war romanticism"
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