Young Peoples and Human Rights Ghana

http://www.hrw.org/node/106536   Being Tolerant Is African, Too!   by Monica Tabengwa Published in:  The New Dawn (April 17, 2012) – This week, homophobic rhetoric in Liberia once again reared its ugly head when a flier publicizing a "hit list" of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals was distributed in Monrovia. It appears that "kicking gays out of Liberia" as the flier said,  is the latest pre-occupation in a country that has survived almost 20 years of violent internal conflict that claimed many lives and devastated the economy. One would think there would be more pressing concerns in Liberia.   President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first female elected head of state, has brought new life to Liberia, and her fighting determination to bring peace and stability has justly won her many accolades. In particular, she is greatly appreciated for her unapologetic devotion to improving the status of women in her cou