Ghana’s parliament passes bill criminalizing “promotion” of LGBTQ+ activities

Ghana’s parliament passes bill criminalizing “promotion” of LGBTQ+ activities

Ghana’s parliament passed a new bill last Friday that punishes the “willful promotion, sponsorship or support of LGBTQ+ activities” with up to five years in prison. The legislation, entitled The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also punishes same-sex acts with a prison term of up to three years and includes a “duty to report” prohibited LGBTQ+ acts to legal authorities under threat of up to three ⁠years in prison. Ghanaian President J…

Ghana’s Parliament Passes Extreme Anti-LGBTQ Bill To Coincide With Conservatives' Conference

Ghana’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor, gavels the passing of the Bill despite a lack of quorum. Ghana’s Parliament passed one of the most extensive, repressive anti-LGBT laws in the world late Friday, introducing prison terms for people who simply identify as lesbian and gay – but human rights groups say there was no quorum when it did so. Only 32 of the 276 Members of Parliament were present when the Human Sexual Rights and Fami…

Minority accuses gov't of diluting Family Values Bill, demands answers on amendments

By Valentia Tetteh The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of diluting key provisions of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, arguing that significant amendments made to the legislation amount to a breach of trust with the Ghanaian people. Addressing a press conference in Parliament on Monday, June 1, the Member of Parliament for Assin South and co-sponsor of the bill, Rev. …

Germany-based Ghanaian TikToker reacts to anti-LGBTQ+ bill, sends message to President over prison spaces

Germany-based Ghanaian TikToker Madea has reacted to Parliament’s approval of the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, sending a strong message to President John Dramani Mahama.

“A pale shadow of the original” — Minority slams amended anti LGBTQ-bill

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Minority demands restoration of original anti-LGBTQ+ bill, rejects amendments

The Minority in Parliament has called for the reinstatement of the original Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, arguing that recent amendments have weakened the legislation and undermined its intended purpose. Addressing a press conference on Monday, June 1, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, who sponsored the bill, described the changes as “dangerous dilutions” that have stripped the legislation of its de…