In a letter, the Moroccan writer, Abdellah Taïa , addresses the LGBTQ community in general and young gay people in particular in Morocco. He talks about the difficulties faced by this community during this period of confinement in the kingdom, encourages and calls for hope.
The Moroccan transgender influencer residing in Turkey, Sofia Taloni , who launched a campaign of denigration against the LGBT community in Morocco, apologized on Wednesday, May 15, for "encouraging her subscribers to download dating apps that were then used to locate and publicly lynch gay men".
Private data targeting the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community have leaked and are causing controversy in the kingdom. The police, who have taken up the case, have opened a preliminary investigation for "incitement to hatred and discrimination".
The Moroccan LGBT community says it is the victim of lynching on social networks during this confinement period and is organizing a counterattack. It is preparing to launch a campaign of denunciation.
In recent weeks, human rights defenders have spoken out, calling for the outright repeal of laws criminalizing adultery and homosexuality in Morocco.
The deputy of the Democratic Left Federation, Omar Balafrej, called for the decriminalization of extramarital relations and homosexuality, by removing Articles 489, 490 and 491 of the Penal Code that go against individual freedoms.
The cases of asylum applications by Moroccan women who claim to be lesbians, in the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, are becoming legion. The competent authorities welcome these mostly 15 to 20 year old women and carefully examine their files under the supervision of social workers.
The elements of the Judicial Police of Safi arrested two students caught in the act of homosexuality. They risk up to three years in prison.
Their relationship ended in the corridors of a police station, following a complaint for sexual harassment filed by a French diplomat against a young Moroccan.
In an op-ed published in the newspaper Le Monde, the Moroccan writer Abdellah Taïa , who is also gay, recounts the troubles of homosexuals. But Moroccan public opinion on homosexuality today makes him firmly believe that the decriminalization of homosexuality in the Kingdom is on the way.
Based on the Annual Report on Criminal Policy of the Attorney General, the Spanish news agency, EFE, indicates that 3,048 people were prosecuted for "adultery offense" in Morocco in 2018. In addition, 170 people had to deal with justice, for homosexuality and 73 others for abortion.
The authorities of Chefchaouen had the strange idea of brightening up a cemetery with colors reminiscent of the LGBT community flag.