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Gay community in ganta, liberia
The provincial commercial city of Ganta, in Nimba County is gradually sinking into same sex practice or homosexuality, predominantly among teenage boys and prominent men in the city.
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Liberia face legal and social challenges which others in the country do not experience. LGBTQ people in Liberia encounter widespread discrimination, including harassment, death threats, and at times physical attacks. [2] Several prominent Liberian politicians and organizations have campaigned to restrict LGBTQ rights further.
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This provision carries a maximum penalty of one year imprisonment. Both men and women are criminalised under this law.
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In early May, the United Methodist Church overturned its year ban on gay clergy, marking a historic shift in the church’s stance on homosexuality. After the General Conference in the US, there have been several calls from church members in Liberia to disassociate the church from the global body, something the bishop has failed to do.
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Bishop Quire had attempted convincing members of the church not to break away from the United Methodist Church globally — despite the passing of the same-sex marriage resolution. After the General Conference in the US, there have been several calls from church members in Liberia to disassociate the church from the global body, something the bishop has failed to do.
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Tensions have been escalating in Ganta, Nimba County regarding the ownership of land that hosts the Ganta Methodist Mission — land that the United Methodist Church (UMC) has occupied for nearly a century. The row is a spillover of tensions that erupted in the UMC's Liberia Annual Conference (LAC) over Bishop Samuel Quire’s decision to accept homosexuality in the Church. The decision has.
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A legislator in Liberia is seeking support for a harsh anti-homosexuality bill that he filed in the summer. Under existing Liberian law, consensual same-sex intercourse is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine or a prison sentence of up to one year.
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People in same-sex relationships in Liberia are alienated from society. Most Liberians say that homosexuality doesn’t exist. 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. Opponents say homosexuality is an act of immorality, and as a result, nobody has come.
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Archie Ponpon says he has faced a difficult time since founding Modegal. The creation of a group to campaign for gay rights in Liberia has led to a fierce backlash - a house rented by a mother of a campaigner has been burnt down and even the president - last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner - has waded in to say she will never support laws recognising homosexual rights.
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