....however, it is a call for applying only non-violent measures. This is certainly a good thing.
An Open Letter to Gays in Liberia (Gay-marriage will not hold!) – Part I
Frontpage Africa Online, April 27
(http://frontpageafricaonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3022&catid=48&Itemid=121)
Dear Gays,
I
am only greeting you with the hope that you will leave Liberia alone
and go to a country where your rights as gays are guaranteed and
protected. You will do the good people of Liberia Justice if you suspend
and totally abandon your current 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. I 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 me 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! I certainly don’t think that this is the
kind of generational change we are hoping to achieve.
I
find it very necessary to once again remind all gays and their
advocates that Liberians are not ready and willing to accept any form of
offer that will compromise the national culture and social dignity of
the State for an act that is counter productive to the true existence of
mankind. Be warned not to underestimate the commitment and
determination of the people to publicly trash any bill that tends to
make homosexuality legal. I wonder sometimes whether you (Gays) 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. 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 I 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!
I
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 I find it most significant to protect
and respect the rights of others, I have also pledged my unrestricted
allegiance never to undermine the decency of the State. This is why my
voice on this matter will remain sturdy. I 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 some of you (gays) in Liberia have accepted to be
used as sexual toy 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. I pity your condition sometimes for the horrible
mistakes you have made. I know you had no other option 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 deviant sexualists or to find another positive
way of survival. Wake up 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 wrong. Do you need a rocket 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.
My
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 future 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 always tread the path of non-violence in this matter.
We promise to use the power of the pen at all times to defeat their
unsubstantiated arguments. One thing I 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) to disregard your fruitless
campaign and help rebuild the nation. Nevertheless, if you have nothing
to contribute at this crucial stage, just remain taciturn!
MAGAL
encourages all gays to make reference to its recent fourteen page (14)
article that was published in the FrontPage Africa Newspaper. The very
next time I hear the voice of any gay, I am going to make public the
first anti-gay book comprising of one hundred and fifty (150) pages to
expose the inner agenda of all so-called gays in Liberia and discourage
this distasteful deed (gay-marriage). A hint to a wise is quite
sufficient. I will do a great disservice to the youthful generation of
this country without making clear to them that ‘GAYS’ are Gangsters
Against Youth Success!
Long live the anti-gay movement…Long live the Liberian People….Long live Lberia!! This thing will not hold!!
Martin K. N. Kollie, III.
National Chairman
Masses Against Gay Activities in Liberia (MAGAL)
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