By Rocheford T. Gardiner -September 2, 2025
Without any spec of a doubt, we live in a world of total chaos, misunderstanding, unprecedented anomalies, absurd beliefs and the invention of weird new cultural and traditional practices.
With the inception of high-end technological and scientific exploration of “ultimate” methods for the simplest little details of life, one would not be wrong to assume that mankind has by far surpassed the then fictional “Star Trek” era to a large extent (save teleportation).
Westernization has also had its toll on most of the world’s inhabitants, with the periodic but gradual enforcement of democracy – which some describe as the imposition of western culture on the rest of the world. With democracy comes supposed freedom of speech, religion and other “civil liberties,” all bundled in a package one could safely describe as “liberalism.”
Liberalism equals diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) – which, at first glance, appears perfect for all humanity. On the surface, it basically means men, women, children, the elderly and even animals – all have natural equal rights, privileges and freedoms. However, DEI falls just short of recognizing the existence of an “Uncaused Cause” better known religiously as GOD Almighty.
A Replacement for God?
The liberalists project a world void of an Uncaused Cause – banking on man-made laws, philosophies and ideologies such as has never been fathomed in memorable time. These ideologies directly challenge religious beliefs and systems.
In as much as some of the very religious systems sometimes conflict and contradict, the impact and level of protrusion of this “liberalism” has rocked the very core of every system – bearing down an intricate enigma on people of the other divide, especially Africans, who largely still cling on to nature’s garments for survivability and relief from what is now a world wracked with anarchy and pandemonium.
For example, Liberia, being an integral part of the African Community, now covertly struggles with the LGBTQ+ syndrome – to be, or, not to be. Fortunately, the country has not arrived at the point of forced-submission, as has been experienced by countries like Nigeria and Ghana (those countries did not capitulate, though), wherein aid was tied to acceptance of the “western side” of this liberalism.
Where did it Begin?
It is going to shock many, that homosexuality (outside of any religious system) was initially categorized as a mental illness by doctors and psychiatrists.
The World Health Organization (WHO) however declassified homosexuality as a mental illness on May 17, 1990.
On this date, the 43rd World Health Assembly approved the removal of homosexuality from the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). This decision was a significant milestone in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and reflected the subsequent scientific consensus that homosexuality is a natural variation of human sexuality, not a medical or psychiatric disorder. Imagine the sudden 1800 shift?
In fact, there had been earlier advocacy and pressure groups, notably beginning in Stonewell, a neighborhood of New York City in the United States, where the most significant gay protest turned into violence in June of 1969. By then, all states in the US listed the practice as illegal – save Illinois. The groundwork for the WHO’s resolution was largely laid in the United States. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) listed homosexuality as a “sociopathic personality disturbance” in its first Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 1952.
Is Liberia About to Capitulate?
Long matter short – the practice is now being shoved down the throats of everyone, willing or unwilling. Even the church has not been spared. It is being run over and the influence is now consuming Africa, with the recent row in Liberia’s Methodist Church speaking volumes.
Africa generally exhibits a non-compliant stance but there is still a growing number that secretly condone the practice – with the help of a few dollars. And even though many Africans fanaticize that “naturally Africans are not made like that,” the practice is discretely sweeping across the continent an alarming rate. The following information will also shock you;
As of 2025, the following African countries have legalized consensual same-sex sexual activity:
- Angola: Decriminalized in 2021.
- Botswana: Decriminalized by a High Court ruling in 2019, which was upheld by the Court of Appeal in 2021.
- Cape Verde: Decriminalized in 2004.
- Chad: While a 2017 penal code revision introduced penalties for same-sex acts, a subsequent clarification in 2019 indicated that it is not a criminal offense if conducted privately and between consenting adults.
- Gabon: Decriminalized in 2020.
- Guinea-Bissau: Decriminalized in 1993.
- Lesotho: Decriminalized in 2012.
- Mauritius: A 2023 Supreme Court ruling effectively decriminalized consensual same-sex acts.
- Mozambique: Decriminalized in 2015.
- São Tomé and Príncipe: Decriminalized in 2012.
- Seychelles: Decriminalized in 2016.
- South Africa: A trailblazer on the continent, South Africa decriminalized same-sex acts in 1998 and legalized same-sex marriage in 2006. The constitution explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.
It is worth noting, that there is still a majority of African countries which have not criminalized the practice simply because this act has been unthinkable, to begin with. It falls well within the confines of “natural Law” and thus is expected that normal human beings would appreciate this learned-automatic Law. It was like not expecting normal humans to eat live coals of fire.
Liberia came quite close to the brink of full membership into the family of this extreme absurdity when in 2022, former President George Weah was accused of signing up to the legalization of the practice and was allegedly given a nice fat purse of $25 Million dollars. The former president only needed to have lobbied the Liberian Legislature into ratification and passing into Law, something which Ambassador John Ballout – a staunch opponent of the practice – stood on during the last presidential election campaign of 2023, to help root out the regime of erstwhile President Weah. Fortunately, that bill was reportedly dead on arrival.
Adding salt to injury, the Liberian Methodist Church is now plunged into chaos over gay-related matters; two groups are regularly seen bickering over who owns what property – based on individual position – stay with the global gay-accepting Methodist body, but maintain your stance against the practice in itself, or break completely off of the practice and those who indulge in it.
The fact is that, just a decade ago, such a discussion would not have even had any precedence nor would there have been a need to create a situation as we now have in Liberia. Just the idea of having a deliberation and even going to the extent of legal processes over a “taboo,” exposes fractures in the very foundation of the nation’s intrinsic traditional and cultural beliefs, powered by religion – be it Traditional African Religion, Christianity or Islam.
Pro-gay supporters, mostly diaspora Liberians who have fallen prey for one reason or another, or whose children and close relatives have indulged to be baptized in this mire, argue as follows; “Liberians call out gay and LGBTQ+ because they claim to be Christians, but fail to obey other biblical laws like murder, rape, etc.”
However, these people have woefully failed to accept the fact that none of the “other Laws” have ever been made legal by any western country. For example, is there any country in the world where rape, murder or armed robbery has been decriminalized? Are not these “Laws” also biblical and were subsequently applied even by what may be described as heathen nations? Even atheists appreciate s rules against murder, rape, robbery, etc.
Conclusion
Liberia, being susceptible to the biddings of the “powers that be” may not stand a chance against this systematic syndicate of what some describe as Satanism in modernity. Granted – over 99% of the population still hate the thought of seeing their boys being transformed into girls and utilizing their rear-ends as female genitals – but there still needs to be precautionary measures put in place by the government of the day, if anyone is serious about halting this incursion of such abominable magnitude.
Like Burkina Faso in the last couple of days, Liberia must enact Laws to criminalize LGBTQ+ (not just homosexuality). Harsh penalties must be set for violators which should include long jail terms and even execution in certain extreme cases.
Even consensual acts of same sex intercourse should be severely punished if found and a massive awareness should be embarked upon to teach, especially the younger generation. “Pride colors” and symbols should also be band. On another note, Liberia must strive to reduce her dependence on foreign aid a donations. There must be economic policies to ensure growth and sustainability so that the country moves to becoming fully independent, rather than pulled by strings of the puppet-master.
Until then, the likelihood of full capitulation in the near, future will continue to loom in the coming years.
Since the end of the cold war capitalism had been the dominant economic model and neocolonialism restored in the guise of development aid to various regions in the global south. The reason countries were demoted to dependency including coups against nationalist leaders and installation of puppet regimes is a factor in this case. Subsequently, we have seen the African narrative usurped by former colonialists and our people, collective Africans, have been subject to the narrative of the superiority of western values and their attempt to rewrite history as being the moral and elevated party. So we must examine the real underpinnings of capitalism, expansive markets, and the expansion of the western mindset.
This background is important to understand the current dependency on the western model of the global economy, and how especially African political systems have been forced to adopt practices that were formerly taboo, and how judicial systems have been influenced. Note that a lot of these judicial officers received their education in western societies, so we should be able to draw the inferences.
In countries that are now challenging the former global order and reinstating a nationalism agenda, there is now a move towards reorienting the African identity to reflect its true place in the world narrative and charting a new course. This should be commended and supported as we need to tell the true story of our formerly great societies and be restored to our rightful place in a new world order. This will serve to educate the masses to gain a sense of pride as Africans and take pride in who we are, not who we are perceived to be.
The battle is an uphill one. To fight this, all Africa must stand together
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This is an uphill battle for Africans. The power of the adversary is overwhelming. But there is a GOD