By Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Monrovia-Fashion model, Tarus P. Cole, has riled social media over comments that most Liberian men are gay. “I can say—I’m not afraid to say it—99 percent of Liberian men—they are gay,” he said, though he did not provide the reliance for his statement. In a live Facebook interview with the government-owned Liberian … [Read more...] about ‘Most Liberian men are gay’: Fashion model riles social media
COVID-19 Negatively Impacts Trans Community in Liberia
By Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Monrovia – The outbreak of the novel Corona Virus is severely affecting the transgender community, according to Madame Karishma Richards-Kwofie, executive director of Trans Network of Liberia (TNOL.) “Trans people don’t have the means to work and earn money and earn a living,” she said. Logo of TNOL. Courtesy of TNOL Speaking … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Negatively Impacts Trans Community in Liberia
LIPRIDE donates to human rights coalition to fight Covid-19
By Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Monrovia-In a bid to combat the spread of the novel Corona virus and to ensure defenders of human rights remain safe, Liberia’s Initiative for the Promotion of Rights, Identity and Equality, LIPRIDE, has donated an assortment of sanitary products to its coalition of human rights defending organizations. Ms. Elizabeth Z. Addy of … [Read more...] about LIPRIDE donates to human rights coalition to fight Covid-19
From Tanzania With Love: documentary on persecuted trans artist screens in March
Toronto-Last year Tanzanian authorities arrested fourteen LGBTQ people, jailing them for two weeks, without anyone knowing where they were. One of those people was Dayon Monson, a 24-year-old trans woman, artist and activist who went into hiding, eventually seeking asylum in Canada. Dayon originally captured the authorities attention after appearing in a remake of “Same … [Read more...] about From Tanzania With Love: documentary on persecuted trans artist screens in March
Anonymous donor defrays cost of gay man’s tuition in Liberia
Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Monrovia-A donor, who prefers not to be named, has defrayed the cost of Mohammed Sheriff’s semester 2 tuition to enable him to complete high school, following a meeting arranged by journalRAGE’s founder, Gboko Stewart. Sheriff was accompanied to the meeting, which was held at an undisclosed location, by Alfred Jones (not his real … [Read more...] about Anonymous donor defrays cost of gay man’s tuition in Liberia