Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Monrovia-Pressure continues to ramp up against the Trinity United Methodist School to reinstate Michael Kanneh following his expulsion from the school. However, the Ministry of Education appears not to be getting involved anytime soon as they have maintained a stony silence on the matter which has kept the Liberian social media abuzz. … [Read more...] about Ministry of Education, Methodist Church Mum on Expulsion of Teenager
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LIPRIDE Marks IDAHOT in Monrovia
Monrovia-A one-day stakeholders panel discussion marking the observance of this year’s International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) will take place on Monday, May 17, 2021, in Monrovia. International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobiaha is an annual event that mobilizes support to raise awareness against violence, discrimination, and … [Read more...] about LIPRIDE Marks IDAHOT in Monrovia
Police Arrest Two Over Brutal Homophobic Attacks on Several Individuals in Paynesville
Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Paynesville—The case of the brutalization of two men and a teenager by a community watch team in the Gobachop community of Paynesville over unfounded allegations they were gays took a twist on Tuesday, May 11, when the Liberian National Police caught the ringleader of the marauding men. David Korboi, Jr., reportedly the ringleader of … [Read more...] about Police Arrest Two Over Brutal Homophobic Attacks on Several Individuals in Paynesville
Suspected Gay Men, Teenager Brutalize in New Wave of Homophobic Attack
By Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Paynesville—Daniel Johnson, Richmond Jones, and Joseph David were returning from a wake keeping ceremony in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 8, in the Gobachop community of Paynesville when they were hassled and severely beaten by members of a community watch team over unfounded suspicion they were gays. Daniel (name … [Read more...] about Suspected Gay Men, Teenager Brutalize in New Wave of Homophobic Attack
Did Ex-Soldier ‘Murder’ Dominic Renner and Winston Toe for Being ‘Gay’?
Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Monrovia-It has been nearly five months since Dominic Renner and Winston Toe went missing on September 24, 2020, and October 4, 2020, respectively. There appears to be no end in sight in the case of the missing men. The only clue of their whereabouts lies with Cheeseman Cole, an ex-soldier of the Armed Forces of Liberia who was … [Read more...] about Did Ex-Soldier ‘Murder’ Dominic Renner and Winston Toe for Being ‘Gay’?