Current Version
| Region | Morocco |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Nov 26, 1962 |
| End Date | Sep 7, 2018 |
| Description | six months to 3 years in prison and fine. in the country if lesbians engage in sex it is widely accepted. Not enforced. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20090306021141/http://www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#morocco_western_sahara https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/fifa-2026-world-cup-bids-test-reforms |
Reports (3)
- Other "Homosexuality in general is forbidden."
- Status is not correct "it has always been illegal to engage in homosexual activities or relationships regardless of the gender or the subject, the law does NOT differenciate between men and women in this regard."
- Status is not correct "Female homosexual activity is not any less illegal than male homosexual activity. Both are considered an equal crime. However, in society, male are most often the main targets of persecution and violence. Several lesbians have been tried in the past so claiming female homosexual activity is legal is false. Please refer to the following sources: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/teenage-girls-on-trial-in-morocco-over-lesbian-kiss-a7395841.html
ADMIN NOTE: Duplicate entry as well as being incorrect, please delete :) --beeurd"
Revision History (28)
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| End Date | 2018-08-19 | 2018-09-07 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Note | six months to 3 years in prison and fine. in the country if lesbians engage in sex it is widely accepted. Not enforced. Changes pending. | six months to 3 years in prison and fine. in the country if lesbians engage in sex it is widely accepted. Not enforced. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | six months to 3 years in prison and fine. in the country if lesbians engage in sex it is widely accepted. Not enforced. | six months to 3 years in prison and fine. in the country if lesbians engage in sex it is widely accepted. Not enforced. Changes pending. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | six months to 3 years in prison and fine. in the country if lesbians engage in sex it is widely accepted. Decriminalization pending. | six months to 3 years in prison and fine. in the country if lesbians engage in sex it is widely accepted. Not enforced. |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2018-08-01 | 2018-08-19 |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-07-20 | 2018-08-01 |
| Note | six months to 3 years in prison and fine. in the country if lesbians engage in sex it is widely accepted. | six months to 3 years in prison and fine. in the country if lesbians engage in sex it is widely accepted. Decriminalization pending. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Male illegal, female uncertain | Male illegal, female legal |
| End Date | 2018-07-09 | 2018-07-20 |
| Note | six months to 3 years in prison and fine. | six months to 3 years in prison and fine. in the country if lesbians engage in sex it is widely accepted. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Male illegal, female uncertain |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Note | six months in prison and fine. | six months to 3 years in prison and fine. |
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| Note | 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. Decriminalization pending. FIFA just put in a policy that requires countries to tell about there human rights conditions. | six months in prison and fine. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20090306021141/http://www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/fifa-2026-world-cup-bids-test-reforms | https://web.archive.org/web/20090306021141/http://www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#morocco_western_sahara https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/fifa-2026-world-cup-bids-test-reforms |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-07-01 | 2018-07-09 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-06-22 | 2018-07-01 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | six months to 3 years in Prison; fines up of between 120-1,000 dirhams since may 2008. Government is looking at decriminalization. Decriminalization pending. FIFA just put in a policy that requires countries to tell about there human rights conditions. | 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. Decriminalization pending. FIFA just put in a policy that requires countries to tell about there human rights conditions. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-06-18 | 2018-06-22 |
| Note | 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. Decriminalization pending. FIFA just put in a policy that requires countries to tell about there human rights conditions. | six months to 3 years in Prison; fines up of between 120-1,000 dirhams since may 2008. Government is looking at decriminalization. Decriminalization pending. FIFA just put in a policy that requires countries to tell about there human rights conditions. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | 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. Decriminalization pending. | 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. Decriminalization pending. FIFA just put in a policy that requires countries to tell about there human rights conditions. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20090306021141/http://www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf | https://web.archive.org/web/20090306021141/http://www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/fifa-2026-world-cup-bids-test-reforms |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-06-13 | 2018-06-18 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | 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. | 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. Decriminalization pending. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-06-01 | 2018-06-13 |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-04-03 | 2018-06-01 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ | https://web.archive.org/web/20090306021141/http://www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-04-01 | 2018-04-03 |
| Note | six months to 3 years in Prison; fines up of between 120-1,000 dirhams. Not enforced. Government is looking at decriminalization. | 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. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-03-26 | 2018-04-01 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2017-09-06 | 2018-03-26 |
| Note | six months to 3 years in Prison; fines up of between 120-1,000 dirhams. | six months to 3 years in Prison; fines up of between 120-1,000 dirhams. Not enforced. Government is looking at decriminalization. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2017-08-14 | 2017-09-06 |
| Note | Up to 3 years in Prison. | six months to 3 years in Prison; fines up of between 120-1,000 dirhams. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2017-08-10 | 2017-08-14 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2017-03-06 | 2017-08-10 |
| Note | six months to 3 years in prison; fines of between 120 and 1,000 dirhams ( Us 10 to 110 dollars. | Up to 3 years in Prison. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2017-02-10 | 2017-03-06 |
| Note | Up to 3 years. | six months to 3 years in prison; fines of between 120 and 1,000 dirhams ( Us 10 to 110 dollars. |
| Sources | No | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2016-11-28 | 2017-02-10 |
| Note | six months to three years; fines of between 120 and 1000 dirhams. | Up to 3 years. |
| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ | No |