Gay Marrakh 2023 Travel Gui - Hotels, Bars, & Events

Contents:

• GAY MOROC TRAVEL GUI
• WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY … MOROC?
• GAY MARRAKH TRAVEL GUI
• DOZENS OF GAY MEN ARE OUTED MOROC AS PHOTOS ARE SPREAD ONLE
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MOROC
• 10 TOP LGBTQ BARS MOROC RABOW JELLO | © ANDREA.PACHE/FLICKR SARAH WILLIAMS 19 MAY 2020 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ALTHOUGH HOMOSEXUALY IS ILLEGAL MOROC—AS IS THE SE MANY ISLAMIC UNTRI— IS GENERALLY A POPULAR STATN FOR MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ MUNY. WHILE TANGIER WAS PREVLY THE MA HUB FOR LGBTQ TRAVELERS TO THE NATN, SOME OF THE BARS LISTED HERE N BE FOUND PLAC LIKE MARRAKECH THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW POPULARY. VIEW ALL TRIPS PACHA MARRAKECH BAR, NIGHTCLUB, GAY BAR SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © DAVID BOYLE/FLICKR PACHA MARRAKECH A LIVELY BAR AND NIGHTCLUB LOTED GUELIZ, PACHA MARRAKECH PROCLAIMS SELF TO BE “THE BT CLUB MOROC” AND IS PART OF THE WELL-KNOWN TERNATNAL CLUB CHA. OPEN EACH NIGHT OF THE WEEK, DRAWS THE LARGT CROWDS ON THE WEEKEND. WHILE NOT A GAY BAR, HAS A IENDLY AND RELAXED VIBE THAT MAK ALL PARTY-LOVERS FEEL RIGHT AT HOME ON THE DANCE FLOOR. THE DJ PLAYS A MIXTURE OF DANCE AND POP TUN TO KEEP THE CROWDS PLEASED. PACHA MARRAKECH, AVENUE MOHAMMED VI, MARRAKECH MOROC, +212 524 38 84 00 PACHA SIGN | © DAVID BOYLE/FLICKR | © DAVID BOYLE/FLICKR VIP CLUB MARRAKECH SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT VIP CLUB MARRAKECH ALSO LOTED GUELIZ, VIP CLUB EXUS GLAMOUR AND GLZ. STROBE LIGHTS FLICKER THROUGH THE CLUB AND REVELERS GYRATE TO THE BEATS. A GAY-IENDLY CLUB, PEOPLE N ENJOY TECHNO ONE AREA OR A LIVELY MOROCN BARET SHOW ANOTHER. VIP CLUB, AVENUE MOHAMED 5, GUELIZ, MARRAKECH, MOROC, +212 661-152026 CAFé GRAND ATLAS CAFE, BAR, MOROCN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT DON’T BE FOOLED BY THE NAME; CAFé GRAND ATLAS IS MORE OF A BAR THAN A Fé. AN TIMATE AND RELAXED VENUE, THE ROOF TERRACE IS PECIALLY POPULAR. IT’S A GOOD PLACE TO ENJOY A MOROCN MEAL WH A LD BEER A LAID-BACK ATMOSPHERE. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP COMPTOIR DARNA BAR, RTRANT, COCKTAILS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF COMPTOIR DARNA COMPTOIR DARNA IS A SOPHISTITED RTRANT AND BAR WH A ZY AND ROMANTIC VIBE. IT IS POPULAR WH UPL OF ALL SEXUAL ORIENTATNS. WELG TOWARDS EVERYONE, THE AMBIENT MOOD, THE DANCG, AND THE DARK YET STYLISH TERRS WILL HELP PATRONS HAVE A GREAT NIGHT WHEN VISG MOROC’S RED CY OF MARRAKH. TANGER INN BAR, NIGHTCLUB, MOROCN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © FABRIC/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS A LONG-STANDG NAME THE LOL-BAR SCENE, THE TANGER INN HAS ATTRACTED EE-THKERS AND LIBERAL SOULS FOR MANY YEARS. POPULAR WH LOLS AND TOURISTS ALIKE, THE BAR WAS PREVLY A FAVOURE HNT OF LERARY FIGUR LIKE TENNSEE WILLIAMS, JACK KEROUAC, FERI GARCíA LOR, AND WILLIAMS BURROUGHS. ALTHOUGH TANGIER DON’T HAVE THE SAME OPENNS AS DID TIM GONE BY, THIS IS A GOOD CHOICE FOR LGBTQ TRAVELLERS WHO ARE VISG THE NORTHERN ASTAL CY. IT IS WH HOTEL EL MUNIRIA. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. RTRANT D'ORIENT ET D'AILLRS RTRANT, MOROCN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ALTHOUGH LARGELY A PLACE FOR DG, GUTS N STILL ENJOY A RELAXED DRK A IENDLY ATMOSPHERE AT RTRANT D’ORIENT ET D’AILLRS THE ASTAL CY OF ESSAOUIRA. DISCREET AND ROMANTIC, THE CHARMG VENUE IS ONE OF THE CY’S ZIT PLAC FOR A RELAXG EVENG WH A LOVED ONE. FLAMGO ORIENTAL NIGHT CLUB SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT FLAMGO ORIENTAL NIGHT CLUB A VIBRANT BEACH CLUB THE POPULAR SEASI RORT OF AGADIR, FLAMGO ORIENTAL NIGHT CLUB IS PECIALLY BY AT WEEKENDS. PLAYG A BLEND OF MIC THAT MALY FEATUR ALL THE LATT HS, THE CLUB ATTRACTS A BALANCE OF LOLS AND TOURISTS. IT’S A TOP PLACE AGADIR FOR LGBTQ VISORS TO FEEL AT EASE AND MGLE. FLAMGO ORIENTAL NIGHT CLUB, RUE DU OUED SOS, AGADIR, MOROC, +212 5288-44343 RYAD MOGADOR AL MADA BAR, HOTEL RTRANT, MOROCN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT RYAD MOGADOR AL MADA IS A LARGE HOTEL AGADIR. THE HOTEL BAR IS OPEN TO BOTH RINTS AND NON-GUTS, AND IS POPULAR WH LGBTQ TRAVELLERS. A GOOD SELECTN OF MORN TUN PLAYS UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS. IT IS SUATED CLOSE TO THE BEACH FOR THOSE WHO FANCY A LATE-NIGHT ROMANTIC STROLL. PLASTIK CLUB BAR SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT PLASTIK CLUB PREVLY KNOWN AS CANDY BAR, PLASTIK CLUB N BE FOUND CLOSE TO THE CORNICHE CASABLAN. A LIVELY-EVENG VENUE WH A RELAXED AND AN ALMOST ANYTHG-GO VIBE, ’S NOT UNUAL TO SEE PEOPLE DRSED UP WILD OUTFS DANCG TO THE TUN ON THE STROBE-L DANCE FLOOR. OPEN EACH NIGHT, THE DJ PLAYS ALL THE FAVOURE HS. THERE’S SOMETIM LIVE ENTERTAMENT. THE RNIVAL-LIKE FEELG APPEALS TO MANY PARTIERS. PLASTIK CLUB, HOTEL RIAD SALAM, 55, BOULEVARD LA CORNICHE A DIAB, CASABLAN, MOROC CAFé RAMS RTRANT, MOROCN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © THIBT DéMARE/FLICKR LOTED THE BTLG HEART OF MOROC’S LARGT CY, CAFé RAMS DON’T SERVE ALHOL, BUT IS OPEN UNTIL LATE THE EVENG AND OFFERS A RELAXG, GAY-IENDLY SPOT. THE Fé SERV FOOD AS WELL AS HOT AND LD SOFT DRKS. FAIRLY SMALL, THE Fé HAS AN TIMATE ATMOSPHERE. THE TERRACE IS A PLEASANT PLACE TO S AND WATCH THE WORLD GO BY OVER A GLASS OF REHG-MT TEA. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• MOROC: GAY MOROC
• MOROC GAY TRAVEL
• MOROC USED TO BE A HAVEN FOR GAY ARTISTS. IT’S A B MORE COMPLITED NOW
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MOROC
• GAY MARRAKH
• GAY MARRAKH TRAVEL GUI
• TANGIER GAY GUI AND HOTELS
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MOROC

GAY MOROC TRAVEL GUI

Moroc has been and remas a popular statn for LGBTQ+ travelers spe beg an Islamic untry where homosexualy is illegal and punishable by law.

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY … MOROC?

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.

GAY MARRAKH TRAVEL GUI

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. Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728).

DOZENS OF GAY MEN ARE OUTED MOROC AS PHOTOS ARE SPREAD ONLE

— Travel Guis wh a Gay Perspective. Gay Moroc.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MOROC

Technilly homosexualy is not legal the untry of Moroc although is not necsarily enforced. Gay travelers are advised to be discreet and should fd that the saft cy will be Marrakh. Jamaa el Fna, Marrakech’s ma square, is the cy’s primary gay cisg spot after dk.

10 TOP LGBTQ BARS MOROC RABOW JELLO | © ANDREA.PACHE/FLICKR SARAH WILLIAMS 19 MAY 2020 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ALTHOUGH HOMOSEXUALY IS ILLEGAL MOROC—AS IS THE SE MANY ISLAMIC UNTRI— IS GENERALLY A POPULAR STATN FOR MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ MUNY. WHILE TANGIER WAS PREVLY THE MA HUB FOR LGBTQ TRAVELERS TO THE NATN, SOME OF THE BARS LISTED HERE N BE FOUND PLAC LIKE MARRAKECH THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW POPULARY. VIEW ALL TRIPS PACHA MARRAKECH BAR, NIGHTCLUB, GAY BAR SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © DAVID BOYLE/FLICKR PACHA MARRAKECH A LIVELY BAR AND NIGHTCLUB LOTED GUELIZ, PACHA MARRAKECH PROCLAIMS SELF TO BE “THE BT CLUB MOROC” AND IS PART OF THE WELL-KNOWN TERNATNAL CLUB CHA. OPEN EACH NIGHT OF THE WEEK, DRAWS THE LARGT CROWDS ON THE WEEKEND. WHILE NOT A GAY BAR, HAS A IENDLY AND RELAXED VIBE THAT MAK ALL PARTY-LOVERS FEEL RIGHT AT HOME ON THE DANCE FLOOR. THE DJ PLAYS A MIXTURE OF DANCE AND POP TUN TO KEEP THE CROWDS PLEASED. PACHA MARRAKECH, AVENUE MOHAMMED VI, MARRAKECH MOROC, +212 524 38 84 00 PACHA SIGN | © DAVID BOYLE/FLICKR | © DAVID BOYLE/FLICKR VIP CLUB MARRAKECH SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT VIP CLUB MARRAKECH ALSO LOTED GUELIZ, VIP CLUB EXUS GLAMOUR AND GLZ. STROBE LIGHTS FLICKER THROUGH THE CLUB AND REVELERS GYRATE TO THE BEATS. A GAY-IENDLY CLUB, PEOPLE N ENJOY TECHNO ONE AREA OR A LIVELY MOROCN BARET SHOW ANOTHER. VIP CLUB, AVENUE MOHAMED 5, GUELIZ, MARRAKECH, MOROC, +212 661-152026 CAFé GRAND ATLAS CAFE, BAR, MOROCN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT DON’T BE FOOLED BY THE NAME; CAFé GRAND ATLAS IS MORE OF A BAR THAN A Fé. AN TIMATE AND RELAXED VENUE, THE ROOF TERRACE IS PECIALLY POPULAR. IT’S A GOOD PLACE TO ENJOY A MOROCN MEAL WH A LD BEER A LAID-BACK ATMOSPHERE. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP COMPTOIR DARNA BAR, RTRANT, COCKTAILS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF COMPTOIR DARNA COMPTOIR DARNA IS A SOPHISTITED RTRANT AND BAR WH A ZY AND ROMANTIC VIBE. IT IS POPULAR WH UPL OF ALL SEXUAL ORIENTATNS. WELG TOWARDS EVERYONE, THE AMBIENT MOOD, THE DANCG, AND THE DARK YET STYLISH TERRS WILL HELP PATRONS HAVE A GREAT NIGHT WHEN VISG MOROC’S RED CY OF MARRAKH. TANGER INN BAR, NIGHTCLUB, MOROCN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © FABRIC/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS A LONG-STANDG NAME THE LOL-BAR SCENE, THE TANGER INN HAS ATTRACTED EE-THKERS AND LIBERAL SOULS FOR MANY YEARS. POPULAR WH LOLS AND TOURISTS ALIKE, THE BAR WAS PREVLY A FAVOURE HNT OF LERARY FIGUR LIKE TENNSEE WILLIAMS, JACK KEROUAC, FERI GARCíA LOR, AND WILLIAMS BURROUGHS. ALTHOUGH TANGIER DON’T HAVE THE SAME OPENNS AS DID TIM GONE BY, THIS IS A GOOD CHOICE FOR LGBTQ TRAVELLERS WHO ARE VISG THE NORTHERN ASTAL CY. IT IS WH HOTEL EL MUNIRIA. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. RTRANT D'ORIENT ET D'AILLRS RTRANT, MOROCN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ALTHOUGH LARGELY A PLACE FOR DG, GUTS N STILL ENJOY A RELAXED DRK A IENDLY ATMOSPHERE AT RTRANT D’ORIENT ET D’AILLRS THE ASTAL CY OF ESSAOUIRA. DISCREET AND ROMANTIC, THE CHARMG VENUE IS ONE OF THE CY’S ZIT PLAC FOR A RELAXG EVENG WH A LOVED ONE. FLAMGO ORIENTAL NIGHT CLUB SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT FLAMGO ORIENTAL NIGHT CLUB A VIBRANT BEACH CLUB THE POPULAR SEASI RORT OF AGADIR, FLAMGO ORIENTAL NIGHT CLUB IS PECIALLY BY AT WEEKENDS. PLAYG A BLEND OF MIC THAT MALY FEATUR ALL THE LATT HS, THE CLUB ATTRACTS A BALANCE OF LOLS AND TOURISTS. IT’S A TOP PLACE AGADIR FOR LGBTQ VISORS TO FEEL AT EASE AND MGLE. FLAMGO ORIENTAL NIGHT CLUB, RUE DU OUED SOS, AGADIR, MOROC, +212 5288-44343 RYAD MOGADOR AL MADA BAR, HOTEL RTRANT, MOROCN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT RYAD MOGADOR AL MADA IS A LARGE HOTEL AGADIR. THE HOTEL BAR IS OPEN TO BOTH RINTS AND NON-GUTS, AND IS POPULAR WH LGBTQ TRAVELLERS. A GOOD SELECTN OF MORN TUN PLAYS UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS. IT IS SUATED CLOSE TO THE BEACH FOR THOSE WHO FANCY A LATE-NIGHT ROMANTIC STROLL. PLASTIK CLUB BAR SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT PLASTIK CLUB PREVLY KNOWN AS CANDY BAR, PLASTIK CLUB N BE FOUND CLOSE TO THE CORNICHE CASABLAN. A LIVELY-EVENG VENUE WH A RELAXED AND AN ALMOST ANYTHG-GO VIBE, ’S NOT UNUAL TO SEE PEOPLE DRSED UP WILD OUTFS DANCG TO THE TUN ON THE STROBE-L DANCE FLOOR. OPEN EACH NIGHT, THE DJ PLAYS ALL THE FAVOURE HS. THERE’S SOMETIM LIVE ENTERTAMENT. THE RNIVAL-LIKE FEELG APPEALS TO MANY PARTIERS. PLASTIK CLUB, HOTEL RIAD SALAM, 55, BOULEVARD LA CORNICHE A DIAB, CASABLAN, MOROC CAFé RAMS RTRANT, MOROCN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © THIBT DéMARE/FLICKR LOTED THE BTLG HEART OF MOROC’S LARGT CY, CAFé RAMS DON’T SERVE ALHOL, BUT IS OPEN UNTIL LATE THE EVENG AND OFFERS A RELAXG, GAY-IENDLY SPOT. THE Fé SERV FOOD AS WELL AS HOT AND LD SOFT DRKS. FAIRLY SMALL, THE Fé HAS AN TIMATE ATMOSPHERE. THE TERRACE IS A PLEASANT PLACE TO S AND WATCH THE WORLD GO BY OVER A GLASS OF REHG-MT TEA. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

For those who heard about the se of Ray Cole—a Brish tourist arrted last year Marrakech, Moroc, on spicn of mtg “homosexual acts” and sentenced to four months’ hard time a Morocn jail prr to his early release— is perhaps difficult to image that Moroc was somethg of a gay paradise for whe men of standg the aftermath of World War II. Somethg of the gay scene moved to Marrakech, but suffice to say, is far removed om Tangier’s heyday and very much nfed to the margs.

Gay life tak place the pths of certa hammams (Turkish baths) and the back rows of cemas, if people happen to know the right spots; needls to say, cisg plays an important role. There are no gay bars, but a mix of gay and straight patrons n be found clubs that ter primarily to Wterners. Seen this light, the se of Ray Cole n be said to be another part of the story of the wherg away of gay life Moroc, or at the very least, the end of turng of a bld eye to .

MOROC: GAY MOROC

But what is more signifint about Cole’s se is that monstrat the te realy for gay men Moroc, namely, that while the laws on homosexualy are enforced nsistently, there is evintly a double standard employed their applitn. The lerature available to potential gay travelers to Moroc—of which there is a great al sce, spe of laws and social norms there, Moroc remas a prime statn for package holiday-goers om Bra, France, and Germany—is very clear settg out what is and isn’t acceptable.

Gay upl should rea om public displays of affectn and would be advised to seek out hotels and riads (a tradnal hoe wh an terr urtyard) known to be gay-iendly. The arrt of Morocns for “homosexual acts” occurs every day and go unreported. The scen of Cole’s fay greetg him at Bra’s Gatwick Airport ntrast starkly wh how gay men are treated Morocn society: looked down upon, rejected by their fai, dismissed wh the Maghrebi Arabic slur zamel.

“More than [Cole’s] own se, what happened to him shows how vulnerable gay Morocns are, ”Abllah Taïa, a Morocn wrer and filmmaker who now liv exile, wrote The Guardian, “They are at the mercy of anyone.

MOROC GAY TRAVEL

” To the qutn of what is like to be gay Moroc, then, the answer very much means one thg to a Wtern visor and que another to Morocn natnals, who are nsired by their society and their state to be of lser value. What’s It Like to Be Gay … Poland?

MOROC USED TO BE A HAVEN FOR GAY ARTISTS. IT’S A B MORE COMPLITED NOW

What’s It Like to Be Gay … Romania? Gay Marrakech. The newer, more trendy (and more gay-iendly neighborhood) of Gueliz is found to the northwt of Meda.

Marrakh Gay Scene.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MOROC

Marrakech is a fairly nservative Mlim untry, though years of French lonizatn and a cently sized expat muny mean there is a gay scene, however quat may be. Homosexual sexual acts of both men and women are illegal acrdg to Morocn law, and the punishment for such rang om 6 months to 3 years prison and a fe. Most gay-equented venu n along Avenue Mohammed V Gueliz.

Gay-Friendly Activi & Attractns Marrakh. Gay-Friendly Dg.

Gay-Friendly Bars & Nightlife.

GAY MARRAKH

An ternatnal bar wh beers, we, and spirs, L'envers is a hip bar popular wh both lols and tourists the trendy Gueliz neighborhood, a gay-iendly spot the cy.

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe ia was to show the hypocrisy of Morocn society by showg how many gay men are livg quietly straight society. It backfired S/Agence France-Prse — Getty ImagPARIS — At least 50 to 100 gay men were outed Moroc over the last two weeks, rights activists say, after the men were intified on lotn-based meetg apps while shelterg at home amid a ronavis at least three s, men were kicked out of their ho, L. ”In Moroc, a North Ain kgdom where homosexualy and sex outsi marriage are crim, gay people are pafully acctomed to the feelgs of peril and rejectn, and many keep their sexual inti unr, their ver has been blown a way that would be crimal most Wtern societi, rights advot say.

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”What mak this episo particularly paful, gay lears say, is that was igned by someone who had also been sgled April 13, a Morocn transgenr Instagram personaly based Istanbul, Naoufal Mosa or Sofia Talouni, was sulted about her sexual orientatn.

In a rage, she released a profany-laced vio enuragg women to download the lotn-based meetg apps, like Grdr and Pla Romeo, which are ually ed by gay subsequent vios, she said her aim was to reveal the hypocrisy of Morocn society by showg her attackers how many gay men were livg their vicy, perhaps even their own people followed Ms. Mosa’s lead and created fake acunts on the apps to gather photos of gay men, which they then posted on private and public Facebook pag, settg off the homophobic attacks igned a firtorm of cricism, both of Ms.

TANGIER GAY GUI AND HOTELS

Mosa pelled him to acknowledge that he was gay, threateng to post revealg photos showg him wh another gay man. That’s when she got angry and suggted downloadg gay meetg apps, which led to the outburst of anti-gay vlence. “My datg life Moroc was somehow OK as long as my partner and I were beg super discreet and ut, ” said one gay man who asked to be intified only by his ials, N.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MOROC

Abllah Taia, a proment gay thor and one of few to publicly clare his sexual orientatn Moroc, says that the state keeps people a gray area, makg them vulnerable to abe and discrimatn and forcg many to hidg. ”Moroc’s Interr Mistry did not rpond to a requt for outg episo is seen by many as stroyg a agile balance that the untry’s unrground gay culture has built laborly over the years, ma even worse a time of uncertaty and enomic hardship. But they do have some support at Bezad, the print of the Pan-Ain Organizatn for the Fight Agast AIDS, said that while Moroc’s laws were unlikely to change, s health mistry enurag associatns like hers to help vulnerable populatns, cludg gay people.

Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Moroc. Homosexualy is nsired relatively mon, though rarely acknowledged, amongst Morocn men.