Gay Moroc: The experience is very different for Morocns and foreigners.

Contents:

• DOZENS OF GAY MEN ARE OUTED MOROC AS PHOTOS ARE SPREAD ONLE
• GAY MEN ABED MOROC AFTER PHOTOS SPREAD ONLE
• GAY MOROC
• MOROCNS’ GAY PRI MARCH AIMS TO RVE OUT NEW SPACE OM A DISTANCE
• GAY-IENDLY: MARRAKECH FOR HOMOSEXUALS
• WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY … MOROC?

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

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.

GAY MEN ABED MOROC AFTER PHOTOS SPREAD ONLE

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. Jtifiabily of homosexualy (2022)Qutn: Please tell me for each of the followg statements whether you thk n always be jtified, never be jtified, or somethg between. Source: World Valu Survey, 2017-2022Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (2022)Qutn: On this list are var groups of people.

Source: World Valu Survey, 2017-2022Did not mentn homosexualsAcceptance of homosexualy (Arab untri) (2019)No / Unsure / Did Not AnswerAcceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (2016)Qutn: For each of the followg typ of people, please tell me whether you would like havg people om this group as neighbours, dislike , or not re: Homosexuals? Source: Aobarometer, 2016–2018Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (2016)Qutn: For each of the followg typ of people, please tell me whether you would like havg people om this group as neighbours, dislike , or not re: Homosexuals?

GAY MOROC

Source: Aobarometer, 2014–2016Jtifiabily of homosexualy (2014)Qutn: Please tell me for each of the followg statements whether you thk n always be jtified, never be jtified, or somethg between. Source: World Valu Survey, 2010-2014Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (2014)Qutn: On this list are var groups of people.

MOROCNS’ GAY PRI MARCH AIMS TO RVE OUT NEW SPACE OM A DISTANCE

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(Beit) – 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, Human Rights Watch said today. For lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people, this may lead to ostracizatn by their fay and muny, expulsn om hog by relativ and landlords, and dismissal om their jobs.

GAY-IENDLY: MARRAKECH FOR HOMOSEXUALS

“The nsequenc of ‘outg’ n be trimental to LGBT people’s livelihoods, safety, and mental health, ” said Graeme Reid, lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) rights director at Human Rights Watch.

“The Morocn thori should immediately step to protect LGBT people’s privacy and repeal anti-LGBT laws that n only fuel this homophobic behavr. However, Morocn law also crimaliz what refers to as acts of “sexual viancy” between members of the same sex, a term that thori e to refer to homosexualy more generally. It has ed panic among people who need to protect their privacy due to social stigma toward homosexualy and the legal prohibn of same-sex relatns.

A 23-year-old gay universy stunt told Human Rights Watch that his brother learned of his sexual orientatn when he was “outed” onle and kicked him out of the hoe: “I have been sleepg on the street for three days and I have nowhere to go. This legal gap and the crimalizatn of homosexualy leav LGBT people Moroc particularly vulnerable to discrimatn, Human Rights Watch said.

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY … MOROC?

The Uned Natns Human Rights Commtee has nmned laws agast nsensual homosexual nduct as vlatns of the ICCPR.

“The on is on the Morocn ernment to protect LGBT people om this type of homophobic harassment and om all forms of discrimatn, ” Reid said. “Homophobia is a dangero realy, but thriv when the ernment crimaliz same-sex nduct and fails to shield their rights to privacy and equal treatment. 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. 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. Human Rights Watch has repeatedly echoed this ll, potg out that the crimalisatn of homosexualy do not ply wh Moroc’s 2011 Constutn.

Aicha, a 34-year-old teacher who liv Fès, told me: “We are a untry where homosexualy is punishable by imprisonment. For stance the French-Morocn novelist Leila Slimani has nounced the “huiatn” of gay people Moroc.

In a statement to the Huffgton Post’s Maghreb edn, she wrote: “I am obvly for the crimalisatn of homosexualy Moroc. Abllah Taïa, another French-Morocn wrer, is one of the first Morocns to e out publicly as gay. And the weekly Franphone magaze TelQuel ed an edorial to ll for the “rpect of gay rights” and “equaly.