LGBT Rights in Nimba County

Nimba is governed by federal Liberia law. Learn more
    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 Nimba

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Homosexual activity in Nimba 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.
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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.
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Same-sex marriage in Nimba

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Same-sex marriage in Nimba is banned.

Current status
Since Jul 19, 1976
Banned
Same sex marriage is not legal.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Nimba

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Nimba is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Liberia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Nimba

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Right to change legal gender in Nimba is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place.
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Gender-Affirming Care in Nimba

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Gender-Affirming Care in Nimba is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Nimba

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary identities are not legally recognized.
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LGBT discrimination in Nimba

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LGBT discrimination in Nimba is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
sexual orientation discrimination protections from human rights institute.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Nimba

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LGBT employment discrimination in Nimba 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”.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Nimba

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LGBT housing discrimination in Nimba is no protections.

Current status
No protections
actually people have the free will to burn a house down and get away with it.
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Same-sex adoption in Nimba

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Same-sex adoption in Nimba is single only.

Current status
Single only
No Restrictions to date. Missing laws for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Nimba

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Intersex infant surgery in Nimba is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Nimba

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Serving openly in military in Nimba 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
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Blood donations by MSMs in Nimba

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Blood donations by MSMs in Nimba is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Nimba

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Conversion therapy in Nimba is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
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Equal age of consent in Nimba

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Equal age of consent in Nimba is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
Sources:
(See sources listed for homosexual activity.)
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