Tag Archives: LGBTQ

• Adansi Asokwa MP KT Hammond says the anti-LGBTQ+ bill has the unanimous support of MPs • He avers that all concerns related to it will be resolved before it is passed • He has explained why NDC MPs are at the forefront of championing it Kobina Tahir Hammond, Member …

• 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 …