- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #72 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(48%) Not a good place
Good place (6%)
By The Numbers
93%
believe negative casual jokes about LGBTQ+ people are commonplace in everyday life
81%
believe political discussion about LGBTQ+ rights is rare or very rare
59%
believe offensive language about the LGBTQ+ community from political is common
(ReportOUT, 2022)
History
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Mongolia 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 Mongolia is legal, but requires surgery.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mongolia is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Mongolia is illegal.
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2017
Since Jul 1, 2017
Illegal
The new criminal code outlaws discrimination against LGBT people.
LGBT employment discrimination in Mongolia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Since Jan 1, 1992
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Hates Crimes.
LGBT housing discrimination in Mongolia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Since Jan 1, 1992
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Full discrimination protection.
Same-sex adoption in Mongolia is single only.
Current status
Since Oct 7, 2017
Since Oct 7, 2017
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Mongolia is legal.
Current status
Legal
due to constitution.
Blood donations by MSMs in Mongolia is legal.
Current status
Legal
No restrictions.
Conversion therapy in Mongolia is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Mongolia is equal.
Current status
Since 1992
Since 1992
Equal
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Mongolia.
- Ömnögovi
- Övörhangay
- Darhan uul (Municipality)
- Govi-Sümber (Municipality)
- Orhon (Municipality)
- Ulaanbaatar (Municipality)
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Alternative names: Mongol Uls (local name)