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LGBT Rights in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz Region

Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz 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
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous
    Age of Consent
    N/A

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History

Homosexual activity in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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Homosexual activity in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz 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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2009030…//www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf
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Nov 26, 1962–Sep 7, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
six months to 3 years in prison and fine. in the country if lesbians engage in sex it is widely accepted. Not enforced.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2009030…//www.ilga.org/statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2008.pdf


hrw.org/video-photos/intera…


hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/fif…
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Until Jan 1, 1956
Ambiguous
Homosexuality was ambiguous in Morocco before 1956
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
bbc.com/news/magazine-29566539
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Same-sex marriage in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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Same-sex marriage in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is not legal.

Current status
Not legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz 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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kif-K…)
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor…
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Right to change legal gender in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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Right to change legal gender in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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LGBT discrimination in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
theguardian.com/world/2010/…


hrw.org/no-longer-alone#
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LGBT employment discrimination in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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LGBT employment discrimination in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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LGBT housing discrimination in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Same-sex adoption in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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Same-sex adoption in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Serving openly in military in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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Serving openly in military in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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Blood donations by MSMs in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Due to homosexuality being illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrw.org/video-photos/intera…
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Conversion therapy in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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Conversion therapy in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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Equal age of consent in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz

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Equal age of consent in Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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