Liberia, Dec. 2 -- The Editor,

A Liberian medical doctor who has made public his sexuality as a gay has reportedly fled the country following physical attacks of homophobic violence against him.

The doctor who begs for anonymity said, he was coerced to leave Liberia following multiple assaults and raining threats against him and his family due to his open declaration of his sexuality.

According to him, while in Liberia he was on many occasions heckled, scorned, taunted and gay-bashed.

He said as an employee of one of the hospitals operating in rural Liberia, he was forced to leave the job due to his workmates throwing jibes at him daily.

The gay Liberian Medical Doctor described his experience in Liberia as "pathetic and highly disda...