The laws displayed for Marrakech-Menara are the same as Morocco.
- 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
History
Homosexual activity in Marrakech-Menara 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.
Same-sex marriage in Marrakech-Menara is not legal.
Current status
Not legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Marrakech-Menara 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 Marrakech-Menara is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Marrakech-Menara is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT employment discrimination in Marrakech-Menara is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Marrakech-Menara is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Marrakech-Menara is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Serving openly in military in Marrakech-Menara is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMs in Marrakech-Menara is legal.
Current status
Legal
Unknown.
Conversion therapy in Marrakech-Menara is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Marrakech-Menara is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.