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TOURISTY The Gibraltar Strait Ferries Algeciras Budget Travelers Shopping in Tangier A Rainy Day? CULTURE'ISH Tangier is Hip! A changing city Tangier People Berbers? Moors? The Art of Traveling Gay Tangier The hidden topic Manu Chao Don't wanna know GAY'ISH Gay Tangier Gay Morocco Gay Malaga Gay Granada Gay Friendly Riad Gay Romeo . . . .	Let's get this straight Gay Tangier obviously means happy* Tangier.* > Being gay in Morocco > The other extreme: Gay Malaga The 1st Gay Resort It can safely be said that Morocco is one of the friendliest countries in the world, with, in the higher regions, a degree of hospitality and civilised manners that have become extinct elsewhere. There are factors, such as the era of the International Zone, that have given different sexual orientations a very bad reputation. Because in that era, Tangier was the epicentre of the first cosmopolitans, and the first gay resort of the whole world, which quickly turned into a sleezy affair of cheap prostitution, and the city being overrun by "quick city trippers". Which is why a foreign man on his own is often immediately identified as someone who is not coming here to enjoy the culture, but treating the country as a cheap playground. Respect... and you will be respected, gay, lesbian, single woman or single straight alike. Hey, if there is one city that knows what mingling is, than that is Tangier.	Sleezy Tangier? No, that era has g-o-n-e. *Fortunately:* You can now visit Tangier as a single guy without everyone immediately thinking you are looking for Bangkok. *Unfortunately:* Well, also the romance has gone. It's a clean, average business town now. Where in Tangier? No bars, clubs or disco's you have to go to... *it's in the streets.* The new town around Le Boulevard and, on summer evenings, the Seafront are of course the nicest places, where you will always find people to chat with or have a tea with. Les Hustlers In spite of the image you get on the tourist trail or in the trains, Morocco is still largely a country in economic turnmoil. And survival techniques are strong. So you better be aware, not every person smiling at you, sees anything more than a walking Dollar Sign. Then again, so do telephone marketeers, and also with them you can have an interesting chat. Movies Tangier played a major role in movies as The Sheltering Sky, Prick up your ears and The Bourne Ultimatum The latter makes that having a tea at the terrace of Café de la France has now also become popular with tourists.	> GayRomeo Making friends before you go? GayRomeo has the largest Moroccan community. > Gay friendly riad A gay friendly riad in Marrakech that is even a classic. Friendly Hotels "Why do you need gay-friendly hotels? We don't understand. Everybody is friendly, for everyone". Just an irritated reaction from a hotel owner. And yes, in Morocco it is like this. Don't ask, don't tell. But you will be respected. Few will be the hotels that will advertise themselves as 'gay friendly'. Both out of fear for reactions, as because of, well... for some time Morocco was used as a play ground. It's a reputation many still try to overcome. Article 489 According to article 489 of the Penal Code, homosexuality in Morocco is illegal and can be punished with anything from 6 months to 3 years imprisonment and a fine of 120 to 1200 Dirhams. In the community, a different orientation remains taboo and is considered immoral.
	Even more in the closet So you think you are in the closet? Here's something literally nobody talks about in the region. > That what we do not talk about.