Compare LGBT Rights in Montenegro & Morocco

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1977
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1962
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1962
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2012
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2021
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1977
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
28% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
20% Did not mention homosexuals
80% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
6% Justifiable
68% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
11% Agree
63% Disagree
Region not surveyed
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)
Region not surveyed
16% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
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)
20% Good place
68% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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