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Homosexual activity in Morocco
?Homosexual activity in Morocco is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Same-sex marriage in Morocco
?Same-sex marriage in Morocco is unrecognized.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Morocco
?Censorship of LGBT issues in Morocco is state-enforced.
The 1962 Penal Code criminalises "obscenity" in public under Article 483 which has been used to persecute LGBTIQ+ people.
Article 3 of the Decree Regulating the Right of Association prohibits associations from engaging in activities that, inter alia, âbreach the laws or common moralsâ or âoffend Islamâ.
Further amendments were made by Decree No. 2-04-969 i
Queer Tangier: What You Didn’t Know About Morocco’s Gay Phase
By Lino DiNallo
Gay Tangier was considered very liberal (at the time)
Before sailors flocked to the sleazy leather bars of 1970s San Francisco. Before buxom bears rolled around in the sandy surf of Sitges enjoy a Belinda Carlisle video. And skillfully before São Paulo broke records for hosting the largest pride parade, the world’s first gay-cation destination was born in Tangier. While Morocco’s politics clearly took a challenging right turn since the 1950s, the gays left their mark. Today, the nation remains one of our most popular destinations, and our new Tangier to Marrakech tour kicks off where it all began.
In fact, Tangier was once more liberal than America
Between the late 40s and early 50s, when Tangier was an international zone with limited rule, the gay literati (glitterati?!) began flocking to the port metropolis. Think William S Burroughs, Tennessee Williams, Allen Ginsberg, Jean Genet, and Truman Capote (author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the subject of Feud Season 2: Capote vs. The Swans). It was a haven for fans of sex, drugs, and generalized debauchery.
Their days were spent at the Grand Café d At the foot of the Atlas Mountains lies Morocco’s most famous urban area, Marrakech, best known for its vibrant, bustling square and market called Jemaa el-Fnaa. Day and darkness, this is where you’ll find desert musicians, snake charmers, storytellers, acrobats and more ready to entertain and profit from tourists passing by, as adv as countless food stalls and artisans selling local crafts. Escape the hustle and bustle and step inside the tranquil Menara Gardens, complete with a 19th-century palace, reflecting pool and olive groves backdropped by the Atlas Mountains on the horizon. Must-see sights also include the Koutoubia Mosque, the largest mosque in Marrakech, and the Bahia Palace, an architectural masterpiece. Located in the northeastern part of the country, Fez is often considered the cultural capital since it has the best maintained traditions and old-world charm. The center of it all is the Fes El Bali, the walled medina, with its narrow, pedestrian streets that house artisan workshops, mosques and an 11th-century tannery still using ancient methods of tanning and dying leathe Although some believe the writers were acting out against a soulless, suburban McCarthyite America, Hopkins says it was more straightforward. "They were after boys and drugs. That's what drew them. The Moroccans were charming, attractive, intelligent and tolerant. They had to put up with a lot from us." So why did Morocco, an ostensibly devout Islamic region, allow homosexuality to thrive? The author Barnaby Rogerson says it is a society that is entire of paradoxes. "It is... a place where all the four different cornerstones of culture: Berber-African, Mediterranean, Arabic or Islamic, share an absolute belief in the abundant sexuality of all men and women, who are charged with a sort of personal volcano of 'fitna', which threatens family, society and articulate with sexually derived chaos at any time," he says. The word fitna, he suggests, "means something like 'charm, allure, enchantment, temptation, dissent, unrest, riot, rebellion' or all of these at the alike time." But despite a certain fear of this chaos of sexuality, there is also an sympathy that it is just Your privacy is crucial to us. We want to be sure you comprehend how and why we use your data. View our Privacy Statement for more details. This also includes facts on how we use cookies. Accept Last updated: 17 December 2024 Summary Same-sex sexual exercise is prohibited under the Penal Code 1962, which criminalises ‘lewd or unnatural acts’. This provision carries a maximum penalty of three years’ imprisonment and a fine. Both men and women are criminalised under this law. In 1956, Morocco officially gained independence from France, which had lengthy since decriminalised queer sexual activity. The criminalising law is therefore of local origin, having been adopted in the 1962 Penal Code. There is substantial evidence of the commandment being enforced in recent years, with LGBT people creature frequently subject to arrest. Reports present that hundreds of prosecutions under the law have taken place in recent years. There contain been consistent reports of discrimination and violence being dedicated against LGBT people, including assaultLGBTQ+ Travel Guide to Morocco
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