Morocco IDAHO report 2013

For the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, the Moroccan Aswat LGBT magazine, dedicated to the gay and lesbian community, launched a cyber campaign called ‘Love for All’ and the fight against homophobia.

Through this campaign, organizers hoped to “act against homophobia, which is very present in the Moroccan society and the Arab world in general,” says Ishaq Nouri, Director Deputy of Aswat magazine (full interview in French).

The campaign takes place in the context of the recent three year prison sentence delivered for two Moroccans in the north of the kingdom who were allegedly engaged in same-sex conduct. Another couple of the Rabat region currently stand on trial and face the same punishment.
In Morocco, sexual relations between persons of the same sex are punishable by 6 months to 3 years imprisonment under Article 489 of the Criminal Code.