Tag Archives: LGBTQI

LGBTQI+: Women are sweet, so why do you go for the hard backside? – Michy

Shatta Michy has added her voice to the ongoing discussions about LGBTQI+ rights, expressing her reservations about the activities of the community. According to her, traditional male-female relationships are inherently sweeter compared to same-sex relationships. Speaking in an interview on UTV’s Atuu, she raised concerns about the portrayal of LGBTQI+ …

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VIDEO: I will remove any president or MP who accepts LGBTQI+ – Dormaahene warns

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, has vowed to remove any president or leader in Ghana who says LGBTQI+ activities should be legalised in the country. Agyemang Badu II said that even though the laws of Ghana forbid chiefs from engaging in active politics, he will ignore this law …

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Don’t treat us like animals; we have rights – Ghanaian LGBTQI advocate

Director of LGBTQ+ Rights Ghana and a humanist, Alex Kofi Donkor has intimated that persons who express different sexuality either than what is familiar with Ghanaians or other Africans must not be stigmatized. He suggests respect shown to others who are not from the LGBTQI community must be extended to …

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Ignorance and misinformation – Afia Pokuaa reacts to Jubilee House ‘LGBTQI lights’ brouhaha

Despite Media journalist, Afia Pokuaa alias Vim Lady has described as an epic level of ignorance and misinformation in Ghana following public reactions to the lightning of Ghana’s seat presidency with colours of the United States and Ghana flags. As part of the visit by US Vice President, Kamala Harris …

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Did CNN goof in its report on LGBTQI+ and churches in Ghana getting foreign funding?

An exclusive investigation conducted by CNN has cited some Ghanaian churches as having received foreign aid and funding from United States, United Kingdom and European donors who support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQ+) activities. These churches, according to the report, despite their strong support for the anti-LGBTQ+ …

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Qatar refuses man from entering stadium for wearing LGBTQI+ jersey

A man was denied entry into one of Qatar’s stadiums because he was wearing a shirt with an LGBTQI+ colour badge on it. In a tweet, Grant Wahl, a US citizen, lamented over the fact that the Qatari officials at the stadium stopped him from entering. According to him, he …

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LGBTQI worse than COVID-19 – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has warned diplomats and other organizations threatening some MPs behind a private members’ bill seeking to criminalize activities of LGBTQI to desist from such actions. Speaking at the speaker’s prayer breakfast meeting, Alban Bagbin assured the bill will be passed before the year ends …

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Gborbu Wulomo Shiste Commends Nana Addo Over Stance On LGBTQI

The Gborbu Wulomo Shitse, Wor-Lumor Konor Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII has written to commend the President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his emphatic stance on the legalization of same-sex marriage in Ghana.    According to the Shitse, Nana Addo’s position of zero-tolerance on the matter is one that has heightened the …

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LGBTQI Should Not Be Entertained As A Christian Nation – Evans Yaw Appiah

The president of the Eastern Regional Youth For Development, Mr Evans Yaw Appiah together with his team has caution the government, Christian Council, IGP,. Media houses and the General Public to as a matter of urgency act in compliance with the law of the country not to entertained the movement …

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