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In a country of deeply rooted Christian and Islam tradition, he says homosexuals are a target for hate crimes. Ponpon has paid a high price for his work. The police came, arrested us and took us to the police station.

They say homosexuals do not choose to be gay and that the acts of two consenting adults should be no business of state. But it could spur violent attacks against a person that does so. The young gay teen says the breaking up of his marriage has devastated him and he has become emotionally depressed.

He has a slender body, and his gay is cut short. The worst part about it is that he even has a relationship with one of the persons who helped to break up the marriage and the person is a boy. Identifying as gay is not illegal in Liberia. People jumped on me to fight.

LGBTQ people in Liberia encounter widespread discrimination, including harassment, death threats, and at times physical attacks. The soft-spoken teen gestures with his hands nervously. He says his trouble began when his partner, who is older, decided to throw him a birthday party.

There are no statistics as to how many people in Liberia are involved in same-sex relationships, but studies in other countries show as much as 10 percent of the population is gay. Tyrese, 29, says he is also gay and is proud to be the way he is.

Jerome says he is gay, a realization that came to him when he was much younger. A white polo T-shirt bathed in dragon designs reveals his bare chest. Currently, same-sex sexual activity is criminalized with a maximum penalty of three years in prison1.

Though not gay themselves, activists like year-old University of Liberia student Abraham Kamara say the treatment of homosexuals in Liberia is unjust. Opponents say homosexuality is an act of immorality, and as a result, nobody has come.

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{INSERTKEYS} [2] Several prominent Liberian politicians and organizations have campaigned to restrict LGBTQ rights further. People in same-sex relationships in Liberia are alienated from society. Tyrese, who runs his own catering business, says he started to feel emotions for men at a very young age and he knew he was different.

Then when I started growing older, I found friends who were also like me. He is full of suspicion of his surroundings. Heterosexual and a Christian, he started advocating for gay rights in December of last year. This legislative move reflects deeply entrenched cultural values and religious.

Jerome, 16, strides like he is a supermodel on a runway. Names in this article have been changed to conceal the identities of gay persons mentione d. Kamara says he simply wants to see Liberia transition from being a closed society to one that is free for all.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Liberia face legal and social challenges which others in the country do not experience. Jerome plays nervously with his fingers as he tells of his heartbreak that a recent relationship ended because of intolerance against gays.

Although no one has come out as a homosexual in Liberia to date, there are several activists working on behalf of gay rights. From his slippers peek red painted toenails. The proposed legislation aims to strengthen Liberia's already restrictive laws against LGBTQ+ individuals.

Kamara and fellow gay rights activist Archie Ponpon have been attacked for their advocacy. Tyrese says his mother and sisters were shocked when they found out he was gay but they later accepted him as he was. Most Liberians say that homosexuality doesn’t exist.

In May , fashion model Tarus Cole fled the country over remarks that ‘99% of Liberian men are gay.’ Liberian law criminalizes same-sex sexual acts. Kpoto's bill, if passed, could potentially increase penalties on people practicing same sex in Liberia.

Articles , , and [of the Penal Code of ], which the Anti Homosexuality Bill seeks to amend, consider. The fashionable teen is wearing denim jeans. LGBT Rights in Liberia: homosexuality, gay marriage, gay adoption, serving in the military, sexual orientation discrimination protection, changing legal gender, donating blood, age of consent, and more.

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