US & GLOBAL: The laws in the nation of Ghana have grown more rigid than most African nation-- more than most nations around the world. Ghana parliament has recently passed a law that will nimpose a 3 year sentence on anyone convicted of identifying themselves as LGBTQ.
By Anne M Erbynstein
Religious organizations have campaigned against LGBTQ citizens, protesting teaching such practices to children. Recently police shut down an LGBTQ sovial center that was opened in tge Ghana Capitol of Accra.
Leaders from the Christian Council of Ghana and the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council stated tgeuu is r impression surrounding the practice of an LGBTQ lifestyle in Ghana stating, it is"...alien to the Ghanaian culture and family value system and, as such, the citizens of this nation cannot accept."
Today in Ghana, itbis more than a social faux pas to identify oneself as LGBTQ, it's a crime. In Ghana the laws that set standards that Ghanaians live by will, now, imprison citizens who pronounce their gay lifestyle.
In Ghana, an LGBTQ prison sentence will be imposed on anyone who supports or funds LGBTQs and events or groups that are membered by gay Ghanaians.
Ghana, a West African nation , sets high the standards for its residents. In parliament, today, a majority of council members voted to ban a number of LGBTQ rights while voting down a sentence of community service for those who violate the new law.
The law remains in question until itbis signed by Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo. Akihito-Addo says he will sign the bill into law should a majority of residents agree with parliament's statute.
Ghana parliament passed tge Human Secuality Rights and Family Values bill with complaints from all sides including Amnesty International which inficated that the bill "poses significant threats to the fundamental rights and freedoms" of LGBTQ+ people."
UN Ambassador, Winnie Byanyima , issue comments to tge Ghanaian parliament indicating that the bill will "... exacerbate fear and hatred..."
Speaking to parliament, Byanyima stated that tge bill being passed into law has the proclivity to invite violence among Ghanaians and impose a negative impact "...free speech, freedom of movement and freedom of association."
Protests against the blatant law that imprisons LGBTQ Ghanaians have been launched by prominent Ghanaians including Alexander Afenyo-Markin, deputy Parliament leader, who considers jailing to be a bit harsh and states that a "...secret ballot..." should be elected to allow a vote to decide whether jailing or community service is the best sentencing.
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