- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (other penalty)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- N/A
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Hate Crime Protections
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- Unknown
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Western Sahara is illegal (other penalty).
In 1975, Spain unilaterally withdrew from its colony of Western Sahara, and the territory was invaded by Morocco and Mauritania. Mauritania later withdrew its troops, but Morocco did not. Morocco now controls more than two-thirds of the territory claimed by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
In Morocco, homosexuality is a crime punishable by six months to three years of imprisonment, and a fine of 120 to 1,000 dirhams. However, in the territory controlled by the SADR, information on any possible punishments for homosexuality is not readily available.
Same-sex marriage in Western Sahara is unrecognized.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Western Sahara is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Western Sahara is illegal.
Gender-affirming care in Western Sahara is n/a.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Western Sahara is not legally recognized.
Hate crime protections in Western Sahara is unknown.
LGBT discrimination in Western Sahara is unknown.
LGBT employment discrimination in Western Sahara is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Western Sahara is unknown.
Same-sex adoption in Western Sahara is unknown.
Intersex infant surgery in Western Sahara is unknown.
Serving openly in military in Western Sahara is unknown.
Blood donations by MSMs in Western Sahara is unknown.
Conversion therapy in Western Sahara is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Western Sahara is n/a.
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Western Sahara.
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