Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Monrovia - When Dominic Bropleh (name changed to protect his identity), voluntarily signed off on a consent form in June 2022 for his picture to be used by FHI 360 to do awareness on preventive messages on HIV/AIDS, he said he had no idea the global organization would be sloppy to land him in a precarious … [Read more...] about Gay Man Accuses FHI360 of Outing HIV+ Status
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US Gov’t Takes Steps to Protect LGBTQI Rights Globally
Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org New York- The continual targeting of the people perceived to be from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex community across the world has drawn the ire of the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Addressing the UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Integrating the Human … [Read more...] about US Gov’t Takes Steps to Protect LGBTQI Rights Globally
Gang Uses Senator’s Photo To Target Gay Men on Facebook
Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Paynesville-For Abe Johnson (name changed to protect his identity), it was a dream two months ago in January—a friend request from a fake Facebook account, Ashford Horton, with the profile picture of a Senator was all too real. “I had seen the friend request, but I was not sure if I should accept it,” he says. Giving the fake … [Read more...] about Gang Uses Senator’s Photo To Target Gay Men on Facebook
Queer Liberians Dodge COVID Vaccine Due to Lack of Info
` Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Bushrod Island-It’s a mild Wednesday afternoon in October 2022 in a slum community on Bushrod Island when Rukiatu Barry, beaming with smiles and no longer held by fear of the unknown, walks into the town hall to listen to awareness on COVID-19 vaccination being carried out by Sisters 4 … [Read more...] about Queer Liberians Dodge COVID Vaccine Due to Lack of Info
Liberian Fashion Designer Builds Ethical Brand in Australia
I was concerned at an early age [about] what I was always wearing as a child, I knew I was a creative person. My late mother loved fashion, colors. I knew I wanted to design clothes for the world in my early years. I have loved artistic work from my early years. My late brother, Nahnkarmu, was a great artist - he could draw anything you ask him - he did brilliant … [Read more...] about Liberian Fashion Designer Builds Ethical Brand in Australia