LGBT Rights Moroc: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more.
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GAY-IENDLY: MARRAKECH FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Explore our gay travel gui to Moroc featurg LGBTQ+ safety tips, gay rights , top ci & attractns, where to stay and more! * morocco lgbt *
Moroc has been and remas a popular statn for LGBTQ+ travelers spe beg an Islamic untry where homosexualy is illegal and punishable by law. Homosexualy is seen by most of the populatn as a threat to the “tradnal valu” that support the expectatn of heterosexual norms and Mlim teachgs. As a nservative Mlim untry where homosexualy is illegal, there aren’t any official “gay hot spots” or LGBTQ+ celebratns.
That’s not to say that gay-iendly bars, rtrants, night clubs or beach do not exist. In urban centers like Tangier, Marrakech and Agadir, ’s possible to fd gay-iendly acmodatns and spots that wele a mix of gay and straight visors. LGBTQIA+ travellers are those who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (a more clive LGBT ialism), pl queer or qutng, tersex or asexual dividuals, as well as those who intify beyond the monly ed sexualy and genr exprsns.
Homosexualy is illegal and punishable by prison time and f unr article 489 of the Penal Co. At a time when much of Europe and North Ameri imposed particularly nservative laws, Tangier was a liberal haven where alternative travellers uld e and dulge all the thgs that were taboo back home, cludg dgs, gay sex and prostutn. It beme a haven for gay travellers.
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Swarms of people created fake acunts on datg s and apps and proceed to intify and expose gay and bisexual men. Omar is a 21-year-old gay Morocn. Omar’s fears are rooted the fact that homosexualy is a crimal offence Moroc, as is many other Ain untri.
The law b wh a strongly nservative society to create a real sense of danger for members of Moroc’s lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) muni. And, as I pot out my book, the weight of Islam – Moroc is a predomantly Mlim untry – adds another dimensn, accentuatg gay people’s feelgs of nial, self-loathg and guilt. There have been several high profile s of homophobic vlence Moroc.