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    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Montserrado

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Homosexual activity in Montserrado is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since Jul 19, 1976
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Imprisonment of up to one year is the penalty of sodomy. Decriminalization pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtqliberia.blogspot.ca/20…
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Jul 19, 1976–Sep 1, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. decriminalization proposed since 2012.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/
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Same-sex marriage in Montserrado

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Same-sex marriage in Montserrado is banned.

Current status
Since Jul 19, 1976
Banned
Same sex marriage is not legal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
loc.gov/law/help/criminal-l…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Montserrado

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Montserrado is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Liberia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Right to change legal gender in Montserrado

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Right to change legal gender in Montserrado is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/liberia-lgbti
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Gender-Affirming Care in Montserrado

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Gender-Affirming Care in Montserrado is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Montserrado

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Montserrado is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary identities are not legally recognized.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/liberia-lgbti
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LGBT discrimination in Montserrado

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LGBT discrimination in Montserrado is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
sexual orientation discrimination protections from human rights institute.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Montserrado

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LGBT employment discrimination in Montserrado is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Section 2.4 (b)(iii) of Liberia’s Decent Work Act (2015) entitles all who seek to work in Liberia to do so regardless of “sex, gender identity or sexual orientation”.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 218)
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LGBT housing discrimination in Montserrado

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LGBT housing discrimination in Montserrado is no protections.

Current status
No protections
actually people have the free will to burn a house down and get away with it.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Same-sex adoption in Montserrado

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Same-sex adoption in Montserrado is single only.

Current status
Single only
No Restrictions to date. Missing laws for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Intersex infant surgery in Montserrado

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Intersex infant surgery in Montserrado is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Montserrado

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Serving openly in military in Montserrado is don't ask, don't tell.

Current status
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Given Liberian Laws over Homosexuality, most LGBTQI+ people stay quiet about their unique identity
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
insider.com/countries-that-…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Montserrado

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Blood donations by MSMs in Montserrado is legal.

Current status
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Conversion therapy in Montserrado

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Conversion therapy in Montserrado is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/liberia-lgbti
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Equal age of consent in Montserrado

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Equal age of consent in Montserrado is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
(See sources listed for homosexual activity.)
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