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    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Legal, but banned for minors
    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
    ✖ Not banned
    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 Maryland

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Homosexual activity in Maryland is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since Apr 3, 1978
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Sections 14.74 and 14.79 of Liberia's Penal Code (1978) define consensual same-sex sexual activity as "voluntary sodomy," categorizing it as a first-degree misdemeanor. This offense is punishable by a prison sentence of up to one year, a fine of up to L$1000, or both. The law is used to persecute lesbians and gay men.
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Same-sex marriage in Maryland

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Same-sex marriage in Maryland is banned.

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

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Maryland 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 Maryland

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Right to change legal gender in Maryland is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place.
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Sources:
database.ilga.org/liberia-lgbti
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Gender-affirming care in Maryland

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Gender-affirming care in Maryland is legal, but banned for minors.

Current status
Legal, but banned for minors
Gender-Affirming Care is prohibited for minors
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Maryland

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary identities are not legally recognized.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/liberia-lgbti
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LGBT discrimination in Maryland

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LGBT discrimination in Maryland is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
sexual orientation discrimination protections from human rights institute.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Maryland

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LGBT employment discrimination in Maryland 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”.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 218)
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LGBT housing discrimination in Maryland

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LGBT housing discrimination in Maryland 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 Maryland

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Same-sex adoption in Maryland 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 Maryland

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Intersex infant surgery in Maryland is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Liberia.
Details
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Serving openly in military in Maryland

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Serving openly in military in Maryland 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 Maryland

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Blood donations by MSMs in Maryland is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Maryland

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Conversion therapy in Maryland is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/liberia-lgbti
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Equal age of consent in Maryland

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Equal age of consent in Maryland is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
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