Gay group in ulaanbaatar, mongolia

Read about the time we stumbled on the only gay bar in Mongolia called Hanzo in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. He spends hours reading historical fiction about the Genghis Khan dynasty or watching documentaries about Kublai Khan. We visited Mongolia during our big Asia trip in July when the famous Naadam Festival was taking place. This is the Mongolian Olympics, but instead of taking place every 4 years, it happens in July.

EMAIL US. Please help us keep our Mongolia listings up-to-date. Special thanks to Hansuk, mroctober, jasoncd, UB23Boi, peter25nz, joshuayyz, Zorig, Batka, Nick, Byambakhuu and Taatii! Advisory: There are no laws specifically against homosexuality in Mongolia, however "satisfaction of immoral sexual needs" may still be illegal.

Richard Ammon. When Zorig returns, he brings us a frozen drink with Day-Glo layers. When the country was under Soviet rule from to , all non-heteronormative expression of sexuality was taboo. Until , homosexuality was illegal and punishable by imprisonment.

When asked which is our favorite place in the world we've been to, Mongolia is one place we both agree is truly remarkable! We visited Mongolia after our Trans Siberian railway adventure and ended up staying for a month. We didn't expect to, but the landscapes in the Gobi Desert and the nomadic life along the Mongolian steppe just blew our minds. We loved it!