Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Monrovia-The Liberia Equality Network has launched a livelihood training program targeting underprivileged trans women and queer men in slum communities across Monrovia. LEN is a human rights organization that advocates for marginalized groups. The program, which includes training in beauty and cosmetology, baking … [Read more...] about LEN Unveils Livelihood Training For Trans Women, Queer Men
Letter from the Curator: Absence of Justice for LGBT People in Liberia
Dear World: Living in Liberia as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender person often means your right or access to justice is ignored and trampled upon in plain sight. For background, I am the Curator-in-Chief of journalRAGE, an online news outlet whose focus is on the rainbow issues in Liberia. On August 23, at about 10 pm, a member of … [Read more...] about Letter from the Curator: Absence of Justice for LGBT People in Liberia
Apply to join 2022 Cape Town workshop on LGBTQI+ reporting in Africa
Taboom Media, a global media development and monitoring group, invites reporters, editors, publishers, and bloggers based in Africa and proficient in English to apply for this free, all-expenses-paid reporting workshop on covering LGBTQI+ issues and religion in Cape Town, South Africa. Participants must be open-minded to the issues at hand and affiliated with news … [Read more...] about Apply to join 2022 Cape Town workshop on LGBTQI+ reporting in Africa
Court Sentences Anderson to Life Imprisonment for Tubman’s Murder
Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Monrovia- Christian Byron Anderson, the chief suspect in the murder investigation of John Hilary Tubman who was found guilty on June 29, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Roosevelt Willie of Criminal Court A, according to the New Dawn Newspaper. Anderson, 30, had been on trial after being linked as the prime … [Read more...] about Court Sentences Anderson to Life Imprisonment for Tubman’s Murder
Jury Finds Suspect Guilty in Tubman’s Murder, ‘Accomplices’ Off The Hook
Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Monrovia-Christian Byron Anderson, the prime suspect in the murder investigation of John Hilary Tubman, has been found guilty of murder, according to the Inquirer Newspaper. Anderson’s verdict was read in Criminal Court A, Montserrado County where he had been ontrial for the murder of Tubman. The paper stated that Anderson’s guilty … [Read more...] about Jury Finds Suspect Guilty in Tubman’s Murder, ‘Accomplices’ Off The Hook