Compare LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire & Morocco

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1962
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2019
State-enforced
Since 1962
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2021
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
20% Did not mention homosexuals
80% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
6% Justifiable
68% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
Region not surveyed
21% Yes
79% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
16% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
18% Tolerate
79% Not tolerate
15% Tolerate
78% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
90% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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