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LGBT rights in Morocco, the Glossary

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Morocco face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.^[1]

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Abdelilah Benkirane

Abdelilah Benkirane (عبد الإله بنكيران ⵄⴱⴷⵉⵍⴰⵀ ⴱⵏⴽⵉⵔⴰⵏ, born 1954) is a Moroccan politician who was Prime Minister of Morocco from November 2011 to March 2017.

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Abdellah Taïa

Abdellah Taïa (عبد الله الطايع; born 1973) is a Moroccan writer and filmmaker who writes in the French language and has been based in Paris since 1999.

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Arab Barometer

The Arab Barometer is a nonpartisan research network that provides insight into the social, political, and economic attitudes and values of ordinary citizens across the Arab world.

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Casablanca

Casablanca (lit) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre.

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Coccinelle

Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy (23 August 1931 – 9 October 2006), better known by her stage name Coccinelle ("ladybug" in French), was a French actress, entertainer, singer, and transgender activist.

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Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist.

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Gender identity

Gender identity is the personal sense of one's own gender.

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Geneva

Geneva (Genève)Genf; Ginevra; Genevra.

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Morocco became a highly repressive country under the absolute monarchy of King Hassan II, and continues to be considered repressive under the reign of King Mohammed VI, though the latter has instituted some reforms. LGBT rights in Morocco and Human rights in Morocco are law of Morocco and politics of Morocco.

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Human rights in Western Sahara

The Government of Morocco sees Western Sahara as its Southern Provinces.

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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.

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Instagram

Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms.

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Justice and Development Party (Morocco)

The Justice and Development Party is a political party in Morocco that advocates for political Islam.

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Kif-Kif (organization)

Kif-Kif (The Association of Lesbians, Gays, Transgenders and Bisexuals of Morocco) is a non-governmental LGBT rights organization for LGBT Moroccans.

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Ksar el-Kebir

Ksar el-Kebir (translit), also known as al-Qasr al-Kabir, is a city in northwestern Morocco, about 160 km north of Rabat, 32 km east of Larache and 110 km south of Tangier.

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The LGBT community (also known as the LGBTQ+ community, LGBTQIA+ community, GLBT community, or queer community) is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals united by a common culture and social movements.

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LGBT people and Islam

Within the Muslim world, sentiment towards LGBT people varies and has varied between societies and individual Muslims, but is contemporarily negative.

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LGBT rights at the United Nations

Discussions of LGBT rights at the United Nations have included resolutions and joint statements in the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), attention to the expert-led human rights mechanisms (such as the United Nations Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures), as well as by the UN Agencies.

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LGBT rights in Africa

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are generally poor in comparison to the Americas, Western Europe and Oceania.

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Machismo

Machismo is the sense of being "manly" and self-reliant, a concept associated with "a strong sense of masculine pride: an exaggerated masculinity".

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Mawazine

Mawazine (mawāzīn, meaning "rhythms of the world") is a Moroccan International music festival held annually in Rabat, Morocco, featuring many international and local music artists.

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Men who have sex with men

Men who have sex with men (MSM) refers to all men who engage in sexual activity with other men, regardless of their sexual orientation or sexual identity.

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Moroccan dirham

The Moroccan dirham (translit, translit; sign: DH; code: MAD) is the official monetary currency of Morocco.

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Morocco

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Muslim world

The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah.

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Mustafa Ramid

Mustafa Ramid or Mustapha Ramid (born 1959 in Sidi Bennour, Morocco) is a Moroccan politician, and lawyer from the Justice and Development Party.

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Outing

Outing is the act of disclosing an LGBT person's sexual orientation or gender identity without that person's consent.

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Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, a 46-nation international organisation dedicated to upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

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Prime Minister of Morocco

The prime minister of Morocco, officially head of government, is the head of government of the Kingdom of Morocco. LGBT rights in Morocco and prime Minister of Morocco are politics of Morocco.

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Rachid O.

Rachid O. (born 1970) is a Moroccan writer.

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Saadeddine Othmani

Saadeddine Othmani (ⵙⴰⵄⴷ ⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⵍⵄⵓⵜⵎⴰⵏⵉ; سعد الدين العثماني; born 16 January 1956), sometimes translated as Saad Eddine el-Othmani, is a Moroccan politician.

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Same-sex relationship

A same-sex relationship is a romantic or sexual relationship between people of the same sex.

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Sûreté Nationale (Morocco)

The General Directorate for National Security (Arabic: االمديرية العامة للأمن الوطني, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵎⵀⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵏⴼⵔⵓⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ; Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale, DGSN) is the national police force of the Kingdom of Morocco.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Morocco

Also known as Gay Rights in Morocco, Homosexual rights in Morocco, LGBT history in Morocco, Transgender rights in Morocco.

LGBT rights in Morocco, the Glossary

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See also

Human rights in Morocco

Law of Morocco

Politics of Morocco

References