Liberia: Lube ‘Shortage’ Worries LGBTQ+ Community

Monrovia — According to members of the LGBTQ+ community, access to lubricants has become a major source of concern.

Lubricants (or “lube”) play an important role in safe sex, because they help to reduce friction – which protects condoms from breaking, and also helps prevent a person from experiencing cuts or abrasions (which can lead to an increased risk for contracting HIV and/or other sexually transmitted infections). In previous years, the global health organization, Population Services…