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LGBT Rights in Marrakech-Menara prefecture

Marrakech-Menara is governed by federal Morocco law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    ✖ State-enforced
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A

Public Opinion

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History

Homosexual activity in Marrakech-Menara

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Homosexual activity in Marrakech-Menara is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
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.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2009030…//www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf
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Until Jan 1, 1956
Ambiguous
Homosexuality was ambiguous in Morocco before 1956
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Same-sex marriage in Marrakech-Menara

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Same-sex marriage in Marrakech-Menara is not legal.

Current status
Not legal
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Marrakech-Menara

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Marrakech-Menara is state-enforced.

Current status
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.
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Right to change legal gender in Marrakech-Menara

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Right to change legal gender in Marrakech-Menara is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no legal framework to change one's gender marker.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Marrakech-Menara

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Marrakech-Menara is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary identities are not recognized.
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LGBT discrimination in Marrakech-Menara

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LGBT discrimination in Marrakech-Menara is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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Jan 1, 2010–Aug 5, 2018
No protections
Morocco just launched a gay magazine in 2010. The first gay Moroccan came out.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Marrakech-Menara

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LGBT employment discrimination in Marrakech-Menara is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Marrakech-Menara

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LGBT housing discrimination in Marrakech-Menara is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Marrakech-Menara

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Same-sex adoption in Marrakech-Menara is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
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Serving openly in military in Marrakech-Menara

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Serving openly in military in Marrakech-Menara is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Marrakech-Menara

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Blood donations by MSMs in Marrakech-Menara is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Due to homosexuality being illegal.
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Conversion therapy in Marrakech-Menara

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Conversion therapy in Marrakech-Menara is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
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Equal age of consent in Marrakech-Menara

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Equal age of consent in Marrakech-Menara is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
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