Taounate is governed by federal Morocco law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- 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
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Homosexual activity in Taounate 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.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Taounate 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.
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 Taounate is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
There is no legal framework to change one's gender marker.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Taounate is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary identities are not recognized.
LGBT employment discrimination in Taounate is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Taounate is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Serving openly in military in Taounate is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMs in Taounate is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Due to homosexuality being illegal.
Conversion therapy in Taounate is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Taounate is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.