<p>I don't know for certain, but my best guess is that it's a reference to a Japanese actress called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maki_Carrousel" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="Maki Carrousel">Maki Carrousel</a>, who got a gender reassignment operation in Morocco in 1972.  Back then, gender re-assignment surgery wasn't legal in Japan, so  people wishing to have it performed had to travel abroad, and the most common location for it as first was Morocco.  In fact, it wasn't for another <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2004/10/05/national/transsexual-wins-fight-to-alter-register/#.Wv1586Qvypo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">3 decades</a> that Maki Carrousel had her official documents labeled as female.</p>

<p>I would suppose this gave the public perception of a connection between going to Morocco and changing one's gender.  Put the fact that just prior to this line, Gintoki was just chasing his own testicle and runs into Agomi, the joke (while obscure to us that don't live in Japan) writes itself.</p>

<p>(I found a pretty decent paper that goes into more detail on the history of transgenderism in Japan <a href="https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9c80/b865c51694dd432312177110b20bc6f0b3f9.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> for further reading, it's possible I've overlooked some more important details)</p>

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I kind of believe this is the correct reference since I found a similar statement on [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Gintama/comments/8dvkrh/spoilers_episode_349_i_didnt_get_the_joke/).
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<p>In Gintama episode 349, Agomi mentioned that the gate "she" is guarding is called "Morocco Gate"?</p>

<p>What is the joke here? What "Morocco Gate" is supposed to mean?</p>

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What is the Morocco Gate?
# What is the Morocco Gate?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-05-16
In Gintama episode 349, Agomi mentioned that the gate "she" is guarding is called "Morocco Gate"?

What is the joke here? What "Morocco Gate" is supposed to mean?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-17. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
I don't know for certain, but my best guess is that it's a reference to a Japanese actress called [Maki Carrousel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maki_Carrousel "Maki Carrousel"), who got a gender reassignment operation in Morocco in 1972. Back then, gender re-assignment surgery wasn't legal in Japan, so people wishing to have it performed had to travel abroad, and the most common location for it as first was Morocco. In fact, it wasn't for another [3 decades](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2004/10/05/national/transsexual-wins-fight-to-alter-register/#.Wv1586Qvypo) that Maki Carrousel had her official documents labeled as female.

I would suppose this gave the public perception of a connection between going to Morocco and changing one's gender. Put the fact that just prior to this line, Gintoki was just chasing his own testicle and runs into Agomi, the joke (while obscure to us that don't live in Japan) writes itself.

(I found a pretty decent paper that goes into more detail on the history of transgenderism in Japan [here](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9c80/b865c51694dd432312177110b20bc6f0b3f9.pdf) for further reading, it's possible I've overlooked some more important details)
> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2018-05-17): I kind of believe this is the correct reference since I found a similar statement on [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Gintama/comments/8dvkrh/spoilers_episode_349_i_didnt_get_the_joke/).  
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