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She characterized the bill as a brutal, harsh, and unjust piece of legislation. [54] On 12 March 2024, John Dramani Mahama, at the time opposition leader and former President (but since January 2025, the serving President once more), alleged that Akufo-Addo delayed signing the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill over foreign aid dependency. [55]
The bill in Ghana still needs to be signed off by the country’s president before it becomes law. ... and threatens criminal penalties against perceived allies of LGBTQ+ people,” he said. ...
ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana's anti-LGBTQ bill could lead to a loss of $3.8 billion in World Bank financing over the next five to six years if it becomes law, derailing a $3 billion IMF loan package ...
Other groups that have weighed in on the bill maintained blatantly anti-LGBTQ+ stances. The president of Ghana’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference said sending LGBTQ+ people to jail could increase ...
The bill was presented before parliament in early August 2021. [73] Ghana's parliament is scheduled to reopen in late October 2021, after which a vote may be held. [25] The Presbyterian Church of Ghana have been very vocal about their support for the new proposed Anti-LGBTQ+ bill that is currently before the Parliament of Ghana. [74]
Her song Kill The Bill, released in 2021, is a campaign song against the new Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill. [7] [8] Her latest single, titled "PrEP" is a song about a medication Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention, which can prevent you from contracting HIV. The song was released on November 30, 2022 to mark World AIDS Day and to help in the ...
Ghana's speaker of parliament has said President Nana Akufo-Addo's refusal to act on an anti-LGBTQ bill for the time being was unconstitutional and that parliament would stop approving new ...
Rightify Ghana is a Ghanaian organization that advocates for LGBT rights in Ghana. [1] [2] Rightify Ghana was established in February 2020 as a non-profit organization to advocate for the rights of LGBT+ Ghanaians. [3] The Ghanaian government has long denied LGBTQ+ Ghanaians respect, protection, and recognition.