Ghana’s parliament passes a bill criminalizing the promotion of LGBTQ activities
The measure adds prison terms for advocacy and support, deepening criticism from rights groups that say it threatens free expression and equality.
- On Friday, Ghana passed a bill imposing prison terms of up to 10 years for promoting LGBTQ activities, reviving efforts to criminalize advocacy and support in the West African country.
- Before this bill, Ghana criminalized same-sex sexual relations under Section 104 of the Criminal Offences Act, though an earlier version passed in 2024 but was never signed by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
- The legislation mandates three years of prison for engaging in same-sex acts and five years for operating a brothel, while banning "promoting, sponsoring or advocating" LGBTQ activities.
- President John Dramani Mahama is expected to sign the bill into law, despite Finance Ministry warnings that enactment could jeopardize billions of dollars in international financing.
- While Human Rights Watch condemned the bill for violating constitutional rights, such measures enjoy popular support in many conservative African countries, where more than 30 of the 54 countries in Africa criminalize same-sex acts.
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Ghana parliament approves bill criminalizing promotion of LGBTQ activity
Ghana’s parliament on Friday approved a controversial new bill that criminalizes the so-called “promotion” of LGBTQ activity. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill imposes prison terms of up to 10 years for individuals who “promote, sponsor, or advocate LGBTQ+ acts” and bans the funding of associated groups and activities. The bill comes in the wake of a broader crackdown on sexual minorities in West Africa, with religious groups in Gha…
A ghánai parlament elfogadott egy új törvényjavaslatot, ami büntethetővé teszi a homoszexualitást és az „LGBTQ+ tevékenységek” népszerűsítését. A javaslat szerint a leszbikus, meleg, biszexuális, transznemű vagy queer identitás vállalása akár három évig terjedő szabadságvesztéssel is büntethető lenne. A törvény emellett bevezetné a „bejelentési kötelezettséget” is, vagyis az állampolgároknak jelenteniük kellene a hatóságoknak, ha tiltott cselekm…
Anyone in Ghana who openly comes out as LGBTI or an ‘ally’ of LGBTI people will soon risk a prison sentence. The Ghanaian legislative amendment fits within a...
Ghana Moves To Criminalize Identifying As LGBTQ
The BBC reports: The parliament in Ghana has approved a new bill criminalising homosexuality and the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities. It proposes that identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer be punished by up to three years’ imprisonment. The bill also introduces a “duty to report” prohibited acts to police. Religious leaders have pressured President John Dramani Mahama, who still needs to ratify the legislation, to strengthen…
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