• Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Not legal
  • Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
  • Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
  • Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Military
    ✖ Illegal
  • Age of Consent
    ✖ Unequal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous

History

Homosexual activity in Morocco

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Current status
(since Nov 26, 1962)
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Article 489 punishes same sex behaviour by 6 months imprisonment and a fine of 200 to 1000 dirhams
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.js…
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Nov 26, 1962–Aug 1, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
six months to 3 years in prison and fine. in the country if lesbians engage in sex it is widely accepted. Decriminalization pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2009030…//www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf


hrw.org/video-photos/intera…


hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/fif…
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Same-sex marriage in Morocco

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Current status
Not legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Right to change legal gender in Morocco

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Current status
Illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Same-sex adoption in Morocco

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Current status
Illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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LGBT discrimination in Morocco

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Jan 1, 2010–Aug 5, 2018
No protections
Morocco just launched a gay magazine in 2010. The first gay Moroccan came out.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
theguardian.com/world/2010/…


hrw.org/no-longer-alone#
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Current status
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Morocco

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Current status
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Morocco

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Current status
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Morocco

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Jan 1, 2018–Aug 1, 2018
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
unofficial don't ask don't tell. because homosexuality is currently illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
Illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Equal age of consent in Morocco

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Current status
Unequal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Morocco

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Current status
Legal
No laws restricting people.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Conversion therapy in Morocco

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Current status
Ambiguous
Homosexuality is illegal. Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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