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* Click [https://www.equaldex.com/region/mongolia here] to learn about LGBTQ rights and laws in Mongolia. As of May 2018, homosexuality is legal in Mongolia, and there are laws to protect LGBTQ people from housing and employment discrimination. Same sex marriage is not recognized. The laws around gender change are ambiguous (i.e. it is not clearly legal or illegal). However, it is important to note that homosexuality was illegal and technically punishable by imprisonment in Mongolia until 2002. | * Click [https://www.equaldex.com/region/mongolia here] to learn about LGBTQ rights and laws in Mongolia. As of May 2018, homosexuality is legal in Mongolia, and there are laws to protect LGBTQ people from housing and employment discrimination. Same sex marriage is not recognized. The laws around gender change are ambiguous (i.e. it is not clearly legal or illegal). However, it is important to note that homosexuality was illegal and technically punishable by imprisonment in Mongolia until 2002. | ||
* [http://mones.org.mn/en/ Women's Fund Mongolia (Mones)]: "MONES was established in 2000 with the purpose of contributing to: Increasing participation of women in decision-making levels; Creating an enabling environment for women to carry out social change projects and implement their ideas; Development of Mongolian women’s movement; Fostering networking and collaboration with women’s movement around the world; Creating a society respectful of human rights, equality and social justice." Address: Mongolian Womens Fund, Sukhbaatar District, Baga Toiruu, 6th khoroo, 48th Building, Room #305, Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia. Phone: 7711 9991. Email: info@mones.org.mn | |||
* [http://www.iwammongolia.com/ The International Women's Association of Mongolia (IWAM)]: "The International Women's Association of Mongolia (IWAM) is a non-profit NGO run by its volunteer members, whose aim is to promote better understanding between women from different countries, cultures, and backgrounds; to familiarize foreign members with the culture, history, economy, and social setting of Mongolia and other member countries; and to organize and support activities that focus on helping vulnerable families, especially women and children." Postal Address: International Women's Association of Mongolia, PO Box 993, Central Post Office, Ulaanbaatar 211213, Mongolia. Email - General enquiries: iwamboard@gmail.com | |||
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