Ghana: The Issue of LGBTQI+ - Whose Right Is Right?

21 October 2021
opinion

The past three weeks have seen tremendous agitation from Ghanaians home and abroad especially the proponents and opposers of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Values' Bill since it came to light on Monday August 2, 2021. The Bill seeks to criminalise the promotion, advocacy, funding, and acts of homosexuality in Ghana and calls for very stiff sanctions on persons caught culpable of any of the above.Though the matter has been simmering underneath for a long time since 2000, the foremost event that has sparked fury has been the press conference and presentation of memo bythe 'Human Rights Coalition' and a 'Coalition of Lawyers, Academics and other Professionals' to parliament.

It must be stated clearly here that the'Coalition of Lawyers, Academics and other Professionals', who sent a memo to parliament to oppose the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Values' Bill represent less than 0.001% of the total number of lawyers, academics and professionalsin Ghana and DO NOT REPRESENT OR CARRY THE VIEWSof all Lawyers, academics and professionals in Ghana.

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