Morocco LGBTQ Laws & Human Rights Coverage

The Morocco LGBTQ Laws tag documents legal frameworks impacting LGBTQ individuals in Morocco, including enforcement of Article 489, which criminalizes same-sex relationships.

JRL CHARTS provides context on regional human rights conditions, documented reports of discrimination and violence, and international advocacy responses.

Coverage connects domestic law to global asylum claims and the broader geopolitical implications for migrants seeking refuge from criminalized identities.

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U.S. Deports Gay Asylum-Seeker to Country Where Homosexuality Is Criminalized Despite Protection Order

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics News Source Credit: Reporting based on coverage by the Associated Press (AP) LAS VEGAS — (February 24, 2026) — A 21-year-old gay woman who fled Morocco after alleged violent persecution says she has been returned to her homeland following a controversial third-country deportation process — despite receiving a [...]