Tag Archives: LGBTQ

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 …

The Coalition of Muslim Organisations, Ghana (COMOG), the umbrella body of all Muslim organizations in the country has extended its unflinching support to the eight (8) Members of Parliament sponsoring a private member Bill on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values led by Sam Nartey George, MP …

Radio and Television personality Captain Smart has alleged that Parliament has seventeen lawmakers who are indulged in homosexuality. According to him, these seventeen persons have made it a point not to support the LGBTQI+ bill which is expected to be passed into law. Captain Smart said these individuals made up …

• Efia Odo has returned from social media hiatus with an LGBTQ+ post • She has shared a sexually suggestive post with an unknown lady on social media • Her comments have since drawn criticisms from social media In what seems to be a comeback post after a long break from …

A UK politician, Seb Dance, has hit back at Ningo Prampram lawmaker Sam George over his hard-line stance on LGBT rights in Ghana. The opposition lawmaker has been on a Twitter feud with celebrities and some notable Ghanaians since Friday night over his extreme view of the LGBTQ community. The social …

Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Sam George, has hailed what he says is a crucial clause in the anti-gay bill that is currently being considered by parliament. According to him, the bill – despite being at the drfat stage – is extremely detailed and contains a clause than bans any LGBTQ couple …

• A new anti-gay bill is before Parliament • The bill aims to make the practice of homosexuality illegal • Here are a few highlights of the bill A new Private Member’s Bill before Parliament, titled “The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, Bill 2021,” seeks …

Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency Francis-Xavier Sosu is warning Parliament over the bill that seeks to criminalise persons with lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and intersex sexual orientation. The human rights lawyer says passing the bill into law will definitely have international consequences for Ghana. “Not only will it be …

Ghanaian singer and LGBTQ+ rights advocate Sister Deborah has described the new LGBT bill drafted by the MP for Ningo–Prampram Sam George and 7 other MPs as one to “only score political points”. The bill, which seeks to criminalize LGBTQ+ identification and advocacy in Ghana has sparked several conversations on …

The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021 has proposed several extreme sanctions against activities of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Transexual, Ally, Pansexual+. The Bill which is yet to be passed will provide for proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values, proscribe …