The Editor,A Liberian medical doctor who has made public his sexuality as a gay has reportedly fled the country following physical attacks of homophobic violence against him. The doctor who begs for anonymity said, he was coerced to leave Liberia following multiple assaults and raining threats against him and his family due to his open declaration of his sexuality. According to him, while in Liberia he was on many occasions heckled, scorned, taunted and gay-bashed. The gay Liberian Medical Doctor described his experience in Liberia as “pathetic and highly disdainful,” adding that, there must be something done by the central government that will be guaranteed the rights of Liberians involved in different sexual behaviors. In 2012, the Liberian Senate passed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Liberia but former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as a result of pressure from the international gay community reneged to pass on the Senate decision.

Source: Front Page Africa December 02, 2019 07:41 UTC