Tag Archives: LGBTQ

• A protest was held on Monday against the anti-LGBTQ+ bill currently before the parliament of Ghana • The protest was held in New York and California in the United States of America • Participants in the protest include some Ghanaians living in the US and allies of the LGBTQ+ …

• Social media has been riddled with discussions on LGBTQ+ rights and act • Some 8 MPs put the bill before parliament to push for the criminalization of LGBTQ+ activities • Some other groups of 18 renowned lawyers and professionals want the bill thrown out as it violates fundamental human …

• Members of a pro-LGBTQ+ group are being threatened for their position on the issue • The 18-member bloc asked Parliament in a memo to dismiss the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill • Parliament is due to debate the bill when the House resumes later this month The 18-member human rights bloc advocating against an anti-Lesbian, Gay, …

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II has launched a scathing attack on the coalition of eminent persons who are opposed to the anti-LGBTQI+ bill. Nana Agyemang Badu is enraged that highly-educated persons who should be custodians of Ghanaian culture are rather promoting a practice which in his estimation is …

The Coalition of Muslim Organisations, Ghana (COMOG) and other Muslim stakeholder institutions, have forwarded a memorandum to the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs supporting the Memorandum on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights And Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021. The anti-LGBTQI bill, according to COMOG, “is to …

• Renowned activists and academics want Parliament to reject ‘undemocratic’ anti-LGBTQ+ Bill • They have described the bill as a violation of key fundamental human freedoms • The group also claim the bill is a threat to the Ghanaian family unit and family values Fifteen renowned legal, academic and civil …

Former Black Stars midfielder, Michael Essien, has sparked massive reactions on social media with his latest photos on social media. The ex-Chelsea player has been spotted wearing a hat with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQI+) community colours. Clad in a black jersey, he was captured in a jubilant mood at …

• Ghana’s Methodist Church is happy about the anti-LGBTQ+ bill before parliament • A Presiding Bishop says the church will continue to trumpet the illegality of homosexuality • UK Methodist Church has however declared support for LGBTQ+ The Methodist Church Ghana has given its blessing to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill currently …

• The French Ambassador to Ghana is under fire for meeting an anti-LGBTQ+ MP • The Ambassador hosted MP Sam Nartey George on a TV program, ‘Touch of France’ • But pro-LGBTQ+ activists are unhappy she platformed a homophobe  The French ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Ave, has come under harsh critique …

At this year’s Pride Flag hoisting, United States Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie Sullivan singled one man out for praise for his work in advocating for the rights of the LGBTQI community in Ghana. The man is Shone Edem Lawrence who serves as an official mouthpiece for the LGBTQI community in …