GHANAIAN MPs PASS BILL TO CRIMINALIZE LGBTQ+ ACTIVITIES
On July 6, 2023, the Ghanaian Parliament passed a bill to criminalize LGBTQ+ activity. The bill, known as the Promotion of Adequate Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, passed by a vote of 28 to 27. The bill defines LGBTQ+ activity as "any act of intimacy between persons of the same sex" and "any public display of same-sex affection." It also prohibits promoting LGBTQ+ rights, funding LGBTQ+ organizations, and engaging in LGBTQ+ activities across international borders. The bill has drawn widespread criticism from human rights groups and LGBTQ+ activists. They believe the bill is discriminatory and violates the rights of LGBTQ+ people. They also said the bill would create a climate of fear and intimidation for LGBTQ+ people in Ghana. LGBTQ+ activists and human rights groups have voiced widespread criticism over Ghana's bill, deeming it discriminatory and a violation of LGBTQ+ rights. Their concerns extend to the fear and intimidation that w...