Compare LGBT Rights in Morocco & New Caledonia

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
88 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
71 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1962
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1962
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
Since 2016
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1982
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
20% Did not mention homosexuals
80% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
68% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
21% Yes
79% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
16% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
15% Tolerate
78% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
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