- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of Homosexuality (Arab countries) ?
Ranked #2 out of 7 regions surveyed. (Source: BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
(79%) No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Yes (21%)
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors ?
Ranked #12 out of 33 regions surveyed. (Source: Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
(81.67%) Not tolerate
Tolerate (16.33%)
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors ?
Ranked #13 out of 34 regions surveyed. (Source: Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
(77.5%) Not tolerate
Tolerate (15%)
By The Numbers
79.9%
Of Moroccans would not like to have homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey (Wave 7), 2021)
History
Homosexual activity in Morocco is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Nov 26, 1962
Since Nov 26, 1962
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Article 489 of the Penal Code punishes same sex behaviour by imprisonment of between 6 months and 3 years, and a fine of 200 to 1000 dirhams.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Morocco is state-enforced.
Current status
Since 2005
Since 2005
State-enforced
Morocco has several censorship measures in place including LGBT media censorship. Article 3 of the Decree Regulating the Right of Association prohibits associations from engaging in activities that, inter alia, “breach the laws or public morals” or “offend Islam”.
Further amendments were made by Decree No. 2?04?969 (2005), which include prohibitive provisions, such as capacities at start-up.
LGBT organisations are refused to register by the authorities.
Further amendments were made by Decree No. 2?04?969 (2005), which include prohibitive provisions, such as capacities at start-up.
LGBT organisations are refused to register by the authorities.
Right to change legal gender in Morocco is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Morocco is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT employment discrimination in Morocco is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Morocco is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Serving openly in military in Morocco is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMs in Morocco is legal.
Current status
Legal
Unknown.
Conversion therapy in Morocco is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Morocco is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
LGBT Rights by province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Morocco.
- Al Haouz
- Al HoceĂŻma
- Assa-Zag
- Azilal
- Ben Slimane
- Beni Mellal
- Berkane
- Boujdour
- Boulemane
- Chefchaouen
- Chichaoua
- El Hajeb
- El Jadida
- Errachidia
- Es Smara
- Essaouira
- Figuig
- Guelmim
- Ifrane
- Jrada
- Kelaat es Sraghna
- Khemisset
- Khenifra
- Khouribga
- KĂ©nitra
- Larache
- Laâyoune*
- Mediouna
- Nador
- Nouaceur
- Ouarzazate
- Oued ed Dahab
- Safi
- Settat
- Sidi Kacem
- Tan-Tan
- Taounate
- Taourirt
- Taroudant
- Tata
- Taza
- Tiznit
- Zagora
- Agadir-Ida-Outanane (prefecture)
- Aousserd (prefecture)
- Casablanca (prefecture)
- Connaught Salé (prefecture)
- Fahs-Beni Makada (prefecture)
- Fès-Dar-Dbibegh (prefecture)
- Inezgane-Ait Melloul (prefecture)
- Marrakech-Medina (prefecture)
- Marrakech-Menara (prefecture)
- Meknès (prefecture)
- Mohammadia (prefecture)
- Oujda* (prefecture)
- Rabat (prefecture)
- Sidi Youssef Ben Ali (prefecture)
- Skhirate-TĂ©mara (prefecture)
- Tanger-Assilah (prefecture)
- Chaouia-Ouardigh (Region)
- Doukkala-Abda (Region)
- Fes-Boulemane (Region)
- Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen (Region)
- Grand Casablanca (Region)
- Guelmim-Es Smar (Region)
- Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra (Region)
- Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz (Region)
- Meknes-Tafilalet (Region)
- Oued ed Dahab-Lagouira (Region)
- Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer (Region)
- Souss-Massa-Draa (Region)
- Tadla-Azilal (Region)
- Tanger-Tetouan (Region)
- Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate (Region)
- Chtouka-Ait Baha ()
- Moulay Yacoub ()
- Sefrou ()
- L'Oriental (Rerion)
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