Ghana’s new anti-homosexuality bill violates everyone’s rights, not just LGBTIQ+ people

Ghana’s new anti-homosexuality bill violates everyone’s rights, not just LGBTIQ+ people

Ghana’s new anti-homosexuality bill infringes several rights and freedoms, not only of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people but of heterosexuals too. The bill has been in the works since 2021 when it was tabled in parliament as a private member’s bill. The objective of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill is to provide for human sexual rights and family values and for related matters. At the heart …