Gay in mongolia

Charges in Mongolia LGBT strike hint at changing attitudes

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Last month, Bosoo Khukh Mongol, a far-right Mongolian nationalist group, teamed up with a local television station to lure a transgender sex worker into a hotel room.

In the room, they threatened her with physical abuse and forced her to describe her work on camera.

The video was aired on the evening news and posted on Bosoo Khukh Mongol’s Facebook page, alongside incendiary commentary accusing the LGBT community of paedophilia, spreading disease and compromising national security.

Gay and non-binary people continue to be the target of harassment and violence in Mongolia, although some progress has been made in recent years.

In 2017, changes were made to the law to provide more protections for the LGBT community as well as better teaching for law enforcement officials on hate crimes and preventing and prosecuting them.

“Previously, Mongolians had limited facts about acceptance of LGBT rights and dignity,” said Tamir Chultemsuren, a political sociologist with the Independent Study Institute of Mongolia, “but now, people have more information… and so general widespread awareness has

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Mongolia - Universal Periodic Review - LGBTQI+ Rights - April 2025

The lack of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, and the authorities’ failure to probe and penalize abuse against LGBTQI+ people, weaken the effectiveness of existing protections. LGBTQI+ individuals proceed to face widespread discrimination, violence, and institutional bias. There is a pervasive fear of reporting crimes due to distrust in rule enforcement, and minimal confidence in the justice system. The Government’s failure to recognize same-sex unions denies LGBTQI+ individuals access to critical rights and benefits, further entrenching systemic inequalities.

Mongolia’s Law on the Legal Status of Human Rights Defenders contains vague provisions that could be misinterpreted to restrict activities of human rights defenders, leaving them vulnerable to legal harassment and financial constraints. LGBTQI+ advocates in Mongolia face significant barriers to calm assembly. Authorities arbitrarily deny permits, and efforts to test these denials in court have revealed judicial bias and derogatory rhetoric.

Mongolia - Human Rights Committee - LGBTQ+ Rights - February 2025
This report addresses compliance by the Government of Mongolia (Government) with its human rights obligations concerning individuals who are lesbian, queer , bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual or gender minorities (LGBTQ+).
The lack of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, and the authorities’ failure to investigate and penalize violence against LGBTQ+ people, weaken the effectiveness of existing protections. LGBTQ+ individuals continue to face widespread discrimination, violence, and institutional bias. There is a pervasive fear of reporting crimes due to distrust in law enforcement, and minimal confidence in the justice system. The Government’s failure to identify same-sex unions, denies LGBTQ+ individuals access to critical rights and benefits, further entrenching systemic inequalities.
LGBTQ+ advocates in Mongolia face significant barriers to peaceful assembly. Authorities arbitrarily deny permits, and endeavors to challenge these denials in court have revealed judicial bias and derogatory rhetoric.
In this inform we use the acronym Queer to refer to individuals who self-identi