Dear Gays,
I am only greeting you with the hope that you will leave Liberia alone and go to countries where your rights as gays and lesbians are guaranteed and protected. You will do the good people of Liberia Justice if you suspend and totally abandon your secret gay-rights campaign. It is often said that the voice of the people is the voice of God. No one needs to tell you that the preference of the Liberian people is heterosexuality, and not homosexuality.
We would appreciate if you respect the general view of market women, petit traders, taxi-drivers, pen-pen riders, students and all well meaning Liberians who have refuted this insane social order (homosexuality). I know it is not easy to accept the choice of the people, especially when it is not in your favor, but you have to, because this is what our society dictates. If gays are objective and honest enough to themselves, they will agree with us that our setting does not support this unpleasant misdeed. Our custom completely frowns on same-sex marriage. It is an open secret that man getting married to man in Liberia will not hold! We certainly don’t think that this is the kind of generational change we are hoping to achieve.
We find it very necessary to once again remind all gays, lesbians, and their advocates that Liberians are unwilling to accept any form of offer that will compromise the national culture and social dignity of the State. Same-sex marriage is an evil act that is counterproductive to the true existence of mankind. Be warned not to underestimate the commitment and determination of our people to publicly trash any bill that tends to make homosexuality legal in Liberia.
I wonder sometimes whether you (gays/lesbians) have critically reviewed the track records of Liberia on this matter. If you haven’t, it would be in your best interest to do so. Quickly, let me bring to your attention that since 1847, gay-marriage has not survived on this soil and will never. No number of tactics or persuasion from the quarters of so-called gays can twist our focus from the path of national development, reconciliation, and societal transformation.
It is unthinkable and ridiculous to have seen such an issue surfaced in the Liberian Republic few years ago. What baffles me the most is that majority of those who we have entrusted with public offices, including the President has not taken a definite stand on this matter. We are proud of the few public servants who have committed themselves to championing the cause of the anti-gay struggle. History will judge all public trustees who are still mute on this issue because they want to be decorated with international favor. I am confident that this is not the type of national vision our government is envisaging for the youthful generation before 2030.
One thing we can assure all gays is that our society will never fall prey to any kind of intimidation and coercion from the West. I know you still hold strongly to the conviction that one day you will have freedom to practice such a harmful transgression in Liberia. My appeal is that you drop that belief now, because there is no space in the moral closet and social bank of our common patrimony for such grave wickedness and unnatural phenomenon to take precedence. What difference does it make for another man to be used as a sex-machine for his male counterpart? The biggest question that currently exists in my mind is, who will we call our mothers and sisters? Will there be any distinction between a man and a woman? God forbid, this thing will never hold in Liberia!
We know you may want to argue that your right to choose who you want to marry is violated, but let me swiftly disabuse your minds that since the formation of this State, there has been no legal instrument that authorizes same-sex marriage. Why we find it most significant to protect and respect the rights of others, we have also pledged our unrestricted allegiance never to undermine the decency and morality of the State. This is why our voice on this matter shall remain sturdy.
We will only stay quiet a bit if you denounce your current status and keep silent. If you have nothing to offer during this critical interval of national renewal and reconstruction, I beg your indulgence to refrain from distorting our destiny. Don’t take advantage of our leniency and economic condition by contaminating our moral fabric with abnormal attributes. We are proud to be who we are. We are comfortable with the culture we have. We are not prepared to photocopy any absurd lifestyle that will usher our nation’s pride and self-respect into total disgrace and degradation.
I am quite aware that most of you (gays/lesbians) in Liberia have accepted to be used as sexual toys for others because of social, political and economic reasons. Some of you feel that it is the only means of climbing the social ladder, achieving political prominence, and maximizing wealth. Unfortunately, you have missed the mark by ignoring the demerits of this dreadful disease.
We pity your condition sometimes for the horrible mistakes you have made. We know you had to sell your conscience(s) at the time when poverty, ignorance, and peer-pressure kept knocking at your doorpost. Notwithstanding, it is not too late to make a U-turn. The choice is yours to either stay as sexual deviants or to find another positive way of survival. Wakeup from your slumber, and stand up against gay activities. Is it rational to you for a man to become the wife of another man or for a woman to become the husband of another woman? Even animals know that this act is hell wrong. Do you need a scientist to tell you that men were not created for men and women were not created for women? If so, you will continue to exist in the world of fantasy and stay long inside.
Our foremost responsibility at this time is to defend the interest and aspiration of the masses and all those who want to give up in our present struggle against homosexuality. The Masses Against Gay Activities in Liberia (MAGAL) is ready to spend sufficient time, effort, and resources to ambush any initiation of gay-rights bill in Liberia. Our goal is definite. Our priority is plain. Until you can have regard for the many voices that have recognized how dangerous and detrimental gay-marriage is to the existence of our common denominator, you will continue to receive unending lashes and condemnation from all sectors of the society.
Have you (gays) taken into consideration the future of our children and the unanticipated masses? Do you hope for Liberia to become a country of gays and lesbians twenty (20) years from now? Are you envisioning to get wedded to your own brother one day? Is it your plan to see a man kissing another man at homes, high schools, universities, churches, mosques, workplaces, and public areas? Interestingly, you got to stop day dreaming, because neither Montserrado nor Maryland will accept the horrendous face of homosexuality. Beware to withstand the wrath of the people! Don’t overlook their disenchantments!
I wonder most often whether you really have conscience. Is it normal to really alter your sexual orientation? What does being a gay add to your life? What kind of parenting will you provide? Are you true patriots and nationalists of Liberia? What legacy do you intend to leave? I suggest that you don’t allow cash violence and insensitivity to keep you where you are. You can become great without reducing your dreams to gayism and lesbianism.
The Masses Against Gay Activities in Liberia (MAGAL) uses this medium to reaffirm its devotion and diligence to the Liberian people and the anti-gay movement. We encourage all of our supporters, sympathizers, and well-wishers to get prepared for a long battle that may cause lives to be lost. One thing we know for sure is that victory over homosexuality in Liberia is certain.
As we remain on the corridor of national unity, economic expansion, social civility, and political development, we are cognizant of your plot to keep us down as a people. It would be prudent enough for you (gays/lesbians) to disregard your fruitless campaign and help rebuild the nation. Nevertheless, if you have nothing to contribute at this crucial stage, just remain taciturn!
We will do a great disservice to the youthful generation of this country without making it clear to them that ‘GAYS’ are Gangsters Against Youth Success! Long live the anti-gay movement…Long live the Liberian People….Long live Liberia!! This thing will not hold!!
Martin K. N. Kollie
Anti-gay Advocate
Proposed Masses Against Gay Activities in Liberia (MAGAL)
E-mail: [email protected]
