GAY TANGIER
Let's get this straight
Gay Tangier obviously means happy Tangier.
The Internet police does not need to worry. This is a page about being happy.
Totally tralala.
> Being gay in Morocco
WHERE TO GO?
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.
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.
ABOUT FRIENDLINESS
"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.
EXIT THE 1ST GAY RESORT OF THE WORLD
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, and in fact the first real holiday resort.
But it quickly turned into a rather sleezy affair, and the memories of that do not exactly make anyone proud.
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
> Being gay in Morocco
