Solongo Batsukh at a salon in Ulan Bator. Photo: AFP
Solongo Batsukh at a salon in Ulan Bator. Photo: AFP
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Meet Solongo Batsukh, Mongolia’s transgender beauty queen who refuses to stay hidden despite backlash on social media

  • She is among the few LGBT people who have dared to come out in Mongolia, where some 80 per cent of the community remain in the closet, according to a UN survey
  • Batsukh wants to dispel the idea that transgender women can only be sex workers or strippers by becoming a celebrity in her home country

Solongo Batsukh at a salon in Ulan Bator. Photo: AFP
Solongo Batsukh at a salon in Ulan Bator. Photo: AFP
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