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

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–Apr 3, 2018
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
six months to 3 years in Prison; fines up of between 120-1,000 dirhams since may 2008. Not enforced. Government is looking at decriminalization.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2009030…//www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf
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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–Apr 3, 2018
No protections
Morocco just launched a gay magazine in 2010.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
theguardian.com/world/2010/…
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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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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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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Morocco

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Jan 1, 2018–Apr 1, 2018
Ambiguous
Not clear.
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 certain people.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Conversion therapy in Morocco

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Current status
Not banned
No laws outlawing this.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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