About

Anaraa [anrah:] Nyamdorj is a Mongolian queer man of trans experience who has worked on LGBTI rights since 1997. His human rights research and community-based participatory advocacy have been invaluable to push for the normalisation of the LGBTI rights discourse in Mongolia. The international and domestic human rights awards-winning organisation, LGBT Centre, of which he is a co-founder, first Chair and former Executive Director, achieved several historical legislative changes at the national level as well as the opening up of social spaces that were previously inaccessible to LGBTI people through international and domestic advocacy efforts.

Anaraa fled Mongolia at the end of 2018 following imminent death threats and sought refuge in the Netherlands where he continues to pursue his engagement with artistic expression to further articulate and embody his life philosophy of equality, equity and dignity for all.

Anaraa was named as one of the icons of LGBT History Month of 2019.

Email: n.anaraa at (@) gmail dot com