Former Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Samia Yaba Nkrumah, has called on President Akufo-Addo not to sign the Bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, also known as Read More... The post Reject Anti-LGBTQ Bill – Samia
Former Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Samia Yaba Nkrumah, has urged President Akufo-Addo not to assent to the Bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, commonly known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. This legislation passed in Parliament on February 28, 2024, criminalizes LGBTQ activities and prohibits their promotion, advocacy, and funding. Those found guilty could […] The post Don’t
First Deputy Minority Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim, has asserted that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is employing various tactics to avoid assenting to the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill. Parliament approved the bill on February 28, 2024, criminalizing LGBTQ+ activities, as well as their promotion, advocacy, and funding. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has since pledged to await the […] The post Akufo-Addo
Dr. Amanda Odoi, a gender activist and research fellow with the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy, and Documentation (CEGRAD), has issued a warning of potential legal action if President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo signs the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill. Her initial efforts to halt the bill’s passage encountered a roadblock. The Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, […] The post We’ll
The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has vowed to face squarely individuals who will attempt to impose LGBTQ+ activities on Ghanaians. During an interview on the Point of View, on Citi TV, on Monday, the General Secretary of GPCC, Apostle Immanuel Nii Okuley Tettey, cautioned that those who publicly discuss and participate in LGBTQ+ […] The post We’ll
President Nana Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has responded to calls for a decision on the contentious anti-LGBTQ+ Bill following its recent approval by Parliament. The President has Read More... The post President Akufo-Addo
A country that has no principles, produces nothing, but is engaged in politics 24/7. Its President has become a poodle or a yoyo in people’s hands. We are all calling ‘AKOKO, ALOLO’ Proverbs 22:7: The rich will rule over the poor, and servants will lend to their own masters. The poor are ruled by the […] The post Ako Gunn
Richard Dela Sky, a private legal practitioner, has clarified the motivations for his legal challenge against the recent enactment of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill by parliament. On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, Sky’s legal team submitted an application to the Supreme Court, seeking a declaration that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly known as […] The post Suit
Prof. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, a Law Lecturer at the University of Ghana, has expressed strong opposition to the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill recently passed by Parliament. In an interview on the Big Issue, on Citi TV, Prof Appiagyei-Atua argued that the dignity of individuals identifying as gays should not be compromised due to their sexual orientation. He described […] The post Anti-LGBTQ+
Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a prominent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute (DI), has warned that the passage of the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill will come with consequences. Parliament on February 28, 2024, passed the bill that outlaws LGBTQ+ activities, including their promotion, advocacy, and funding. Individuals found guilty […] The post Passage
Speaker Alban Bagbin Parliament has passed the anti-LGBT bill formally known as the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2021. The bill, which cracks down on the activities Read More... The post Anti-Gay Bill Passed – 3 Years Jail Term appeared first on
U.S Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer The U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has expressed worry over the passage of the Anti-LGBTQ bill by the Parliament of Ghana. In Read More... The post Anti-LGBTQ
The Board Chair of the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, has characterized the Anti-Gay Bill as detrimental to societal well-being. Ghana’s parliament endorsed the stringent legislation on Wednesday, February 28, prescribing a maximum of five years imprisonment for the formation or financing of LGBTQ+ groups. The bill garnered support from both major […] The post Anti-gay
Parliament has passed the bill on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. The bill proscribes LGBT activities and criminalizes its promotion, advocacy and funding. Persons caught in the act would be subjected to a 6 months to 3 year jail term with promoters and […] The post Parliament passes anti-LGBTQ Bill appeared first
Parliament has passed the bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values commonly called the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. The bill is now waiting for Presidential Assent into law. The bill Read More... The post Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Passed appeared first on DailyGuide
Alexander Afenyo-Markin The third reading of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill was ‘arrested’ yesterday by the Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin. The Speaker, Read More... The post Afenyo ‘Arrests’ Passage Of Anti-Gay
Alexander Afenyo-Markin Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged the House to amend or delete clauses in the yet-to-be-passed anti-gay Bill that recommends custodial sentencing as the Read More... The post LGBTQ Bill:
Sam Nartey George Members of Parliament (MPs) have agreed on a minimum of three years and a maximum of five years in prison for activists of LGBTQ+ to be Read More... The post MPs Propose Jail Term For LGBTQ Activists appeared first on DailyGuide
Parliament has approved a custodial sentence of a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 5 years for the willful promotion, sponsorship, or support of LGBTQ+ activities. Persons caught in the act would also be subjected to a minimum sentence of 6 months and a maximum sentence of 3 years. During parliamentary proceedings on […] The post Parliament approves
Parliament has approved new measures that establish custodial sentences for the willful promotion, sponsorship, or support of LGBTQ+ activities. The approved legislation calls for a minimum sentence of 3years Read More... The post LGBTQ+: Parliament Approves 5Years
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