Homosexuality in Mongolia was decriminalized in 1961 . There are currently several organizations in the country protecting the rights of sexual minorities; the most significant of these is the Tavilan.
| LGBT Rights in Mongolia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Fundamental Rights Overview | |
| Legality of contacts | Same-sex contacts have been legal since 1961 [1] . |
| Relationship Registration | Same-sex marriages are not registered. Other forms of unions are not registered. |
| Adoption | is unknown |
| Gender change | is unknown |
In the Middle Ages, homosexuality in Mongolia was punishable by death [2] . At present, marriage is defined in the Constitution of Mongolia as “based on the equality and mutual consent of spouses who have reached the legal age. The state protects the interests of the family, motherhood and the child ” [3] , and, thus, does not directly characterize the right of same-sex couples to marry. The LGBT community in Mongolia has a weak presence in public attention, although in Mongolian society, according to Western travelers, there is no high level of aggression towards homosexuals. [4] [5] .
Table
| The legality of homosexual relationships | (since 1961) |
| Equal age of consent | (since 1961) |
| Anti-discrimination legislation in employment | |
| Anti-discrimination legislation in the field of access to goods and services | |
| Anti-discrimination legislation in other areas | (since 2017) |
| Homosexual marriage | |
| Recognition of same-sex unions | |
| The open service of gays and lesbians in the armed forces | |
| The right to change sex | |
| Access to in vitro fertilization in lesbians | |
| Gay donation right |
See also
- Politics in Mongolia
- Human Rights in Mongolia
Notes
- ↑ State-sponsored Homophobia A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults Archived July 19, 2013.
- ↑ Onon, Urgunge (2001) The Secret History of the Mongols: The life and times of Chinggis Khan . Abingdon: Routledge-Curzon. p.11. ISBN 978-0700713356 . "And everyone who is convicted of same-sex relationships should have been executed."
- ↑ Mongolia - Constitution
- ↑ Gay Mongolia: A Remote Path Archived on May 4, 2012.
- ↑ Mongolia, Asia