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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TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MOROC
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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.
DOZENS OF GAY MEN ARE OUTED MOROC AS PHOTOS ARE SPREAD ONLE
Morocn women have been urged to pose as men on gay datg apps to expose fay members and their sexual inti. It snowballed to a hate mpaign. Why did a gay Instagram fluencer tell them to do ? * morocco on lgbt *
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.
Here's a gui to tips for gay and lbian travelers Moroc - everythg you need to know. * morocco on lgbt *
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.
A mpaign of onle harassment Moroc has trampled the privacy of prumed gay and bisexual men, possibly subjectg them to physil harm, prosecutn, and discrimatory measur. * morocco on lgbt *
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. In July 2015, a man was btally beaten the cy of Fès by a mob who hurled ephets at him bee he was apparently gay. They were later released, but not before the UN Human Rights Commtee reacted to the story by llg on Moroc’s thori to crimalise homosexualy.