Bulgan is governed by federal Mongolia law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Hate Crime Protections
- ✖ Protected in some contexts
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Bathroom Access
- ✔ No explicit protections
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Bulgan is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 1, 2002
Legal
From 2001,Same sex acts and realtionships are legal in Mongolia
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Homosexuality was criminalised in Mongolia in 1961 through its Criminal Code.
Until Nov 23, 1961
Legal
There were no laws in the country that criminally prosecuted same-sex relationships.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Bulgan is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Mongolia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Bulgan is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Since Jun 2009
Legal, but requires surgery under federal Mongolia law
An amandment made in June 2009 to Article 20(1) of the Civil Registration Law allows transgender people to change their legal gender on birth certificates or citizen identification cards following sex reassignment surgery.
Gender-affirming care in Bulgan is legal.
Current status
Since 1994
Legal
Gender-affirming healthcare is legal in Mongolia but administrative difficulties and social conservatism make it difficult to access in practice.
Restricted
In 1991, Mongolia legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.
Until 1991
Banned
Medical transition is not possible
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bulgan is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Nonbinary gender is not legally recognized in Mongolia
Hate crime protections in Bulgan is protected in some contexts.
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2017
Protected in some contexts
Article 10.2.14 of the Criminal Code states "if a person kills someone out of hatred based on their opinion, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, he/she shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of twelve to twenty years or life imprisonment."
LGBT discrimination in Bulgan is illegal.
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2017
Illegal
The Criminal Code and the Law on Criminal Procedure outlaw discrimination against LGBT people.
LGBT employment discrimination in Bulgan is sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in Bulgan is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
The Criminal Code and the Law on Criminal Procedure outlaw discrimination against LGBT people.
Same-sex adoption in Bulgan is single only.
Current status
Single only
In Mongolia, same sex couples can't adopt as it only allow married heterosexual couples and singles can adopt which does include LGBTIAQ+ people.
Intersex infant surgery in Bulgan is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Surgery on intersex infants is legal and widespread medical practice in Mongolia.
Serving openly in military in Bulgan is legal.
Current status
Legal
Open LGBTQ military service is not illegal in Mongolia
Blood donations by MSMs in Bulgan is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
In Mongolia, MSMS can't donate blood with facing a indefinite deferral.
Bathroom access in Bulgan is no explicit protections.
Current status
No explicit protections
Transgender people can legally use public bathrooms in Mongolia because there are no specific laws restricting restroom access based on gender identity.
Conversion therapy in Bulgan is not banned.
Current status
Not banned under federal Mongolia law
Conversion therapy remains legal and widespread in Mongolia.
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