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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Ghana face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. [5] Sexual acts between males have been illegal as "unnatural carnal knowledge" in Ghana since the colonial era. The majority of Ghana's population hold anti-LGBTQ sentiments.
Ghana's finance ministry headed by Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Bank of Ghana (BOG) and the Ghana Revenue Authority [52] has cautioned the president against endorsing a contentious anti-LGBT bill recently approved by parliament. The ministry has highlighted the potential risk, estimating that the country will forfeit a substantial $3.8 billion (£3 ...
Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a six-decade-old law criminalising gay sex as the west African country awaits another court decision on whether to introduce even harsher penalties in a ...
Homosexuality is illegal in many parts of Africa, and in Ghana, it has been criminalized since the 1860s. [3] Although LGBT organizations exist, they are only allowed to discuss human rights but not promote or practice gay sex, which is punishable with up to three years' imprisonment.
Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a controversial anti-homosexuality bill that has drawn international condemnation. “After three long years, we have finally passed the Human ...
LGBTQ people in Ghana are fearing for their safety, as the country looks to pass a wide-ranging anti-LGBTQ bill that some groups have labeled one of the most stringent on the continent. Activists ...
In addition to criminalising homosexuality, Nigeria has enacted legislation that would make it illegal for heterosexual family members, allies, and friends of LGBTQ people to be supportive. According to Nigerian law, a heterosexual ally "who administers, witnesses, abets or aids" any form of gender non-conforming and homosexual activity could ...
ACCRA (Reuters) -The presidential candidate of Ghana's ruling party, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, said on Thursday he was opposed to "the practice of homosexuality", a stance he promised to ...