🇱🇷 Liberia

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✅ Positive rights: 1
🚩 Red flags: 15

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Same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Liberia.

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Trans Rights Overview

Last updated: 2 Apr 2026 04:04 PM

Rights Breakdown

Death Penalty Risk

Yes

Whether trans people face death-penalty risk under local law or enforcement.

📝 Equaldex region: LR; Homosexuality: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment); Censorship: No censorship; Changing gender: Illegal; Conversion therapy: Not banned | Source: https://www.equaldex.com/api/equality-index?format=json&dependent_territories=1

Legal Gender Recognition

No

Can trans people change the gender marker on official documents?

📝 Equaldex region: LR; Homosexuality: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment); Censorship: No censorship; Changing gender: Illegal; Conversion therapy: Not banned | Source: https://www.equaldex.com/api/equality-index?format=json&dependent_territories=1

Self-ID or Gatekeeping

No

Is legal gender recognition based on self-declaration or medical requirements?

📝 No legal pathway for self-ID or gender change.

Nonbinary Recognition

No

Are nonbinary or third-gender identities officially recognised?

📝 Nonbinary genders are not recognized by the state.

Legal Name Change

No

Can trans people legally change their name on official records?

📝 No access to name change procedures for trans individuals.

Marriage Rights

No

Can trans people marry in accordance with their affirmed gender?

📝 Same-sex marriage and relationships are criminalized.

Trans Healthcare Access

No

Is gender-affirming healthcare legal and available?

📝 Gender-affirming healthcare is not available.

Trans Youth Rights

No

Can trans minors access gender-affirming care and support?

📝 No formal protections for trans youth.

Insurance & Public Funding

No

Is gender-affirming healthcare covered by public or private insurance?

📝 No healthcare funding for transition.

Conversion Therapy Ban

No

Are practices targeting trans people for conversion therapy banned?

📝 Equaldex region: LR; Homosexuality: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment); Censorship: No censorship; Changing gender: Illegal; Conversion therapy: Not banned | Source: https://www.equaldex.com/api/equality-index?format=json&dependent_territories=1

Anti-Discrimination Laws

No

Are trans people protected by anti-discrimination laws in housing, work, and services?

📝 No anti-discrimination protections for gender identity.

Hate Crime Laws

No

Are trans people protected under hate crime laws?

📝 No hate crime protections for trans people.

Prison & Detention Policies

No

Are trans people treated with dignity in prisons and detention settings?

📝 Equaldex region: LR; Homosexuality: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment); Censorship: No censorship; Changing gender: Illegal; Conversion therapy: Not banned | Source: https://www.equaldex.com/api/equality-index?format=json&dependent_territories=1

Military Inclusion

No

Can trans people serve openly in the military?

📝 No military inclusion policy for trans people.

Asylum Protections

No

Are trans identities valid grounds for asylum claims?

📝 No dedicated asylum protection for trans individuals.

Access to Single-Sex Spaces

No

Can trans people access gendered spaces that match their affirmed gender?

📝 No access protections for gendered spaces.

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