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Arbitrary arrests and detention of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Ghana, and a proposed draconian anti-LGBT bill are causing serious economic hardship and psychological ...
Events in recent months have raised fear among Ghana’s human rights activists, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and allies. In October, police stopped a 30-year-old who was ...
When Ghana's first LGBT community centre and safe space opened in January, Linda had no expectation it would last. "They won't allow LGBT to operate in Ghana, to have their own office.
Homophobia is not uncommon in Ghana, where gay sex is already against the law and carries a three-year prison sentence, but now the LGBTQ+ community is feeling terrorised. A new bill, passed by ...
Gay sex is already punishable in Ghana by up to three years in prison. ... saying the anti-LGBT bill currently making its way through the legislature would only encourage sodomy in prisons.
Ghana's parliament on Wednesday moved a step closer to holding a vote on a bill that seeks to further clamp down on the rights of LGBT people, rejecting a proposal that would have seen jail terms ...
Events in recent months have raised fear among Ghana’s human rights activists, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and allies. In October, police stopped a 30-year-old who was ...
LGBT people are commonly referred to in the local Akan language as "kojo besia", literally "man-woman". They have always co-existed within Ghanaian communities, although there were occasional attacks.
Gay sex is already punishable in Ghana by up. ... saying the anti-LGBT bill currently making its way through the legislature would only encourage sodomy in prisons.
Ghana lawmaker says jailing LGBT offenders would encourage sodomy in prison. By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila. February 16, 2024 2:13 PM UTC Updated ago Same-sex couple, Naa Shika, 37 ...