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Ghana's government has enacted stringent legislation mandating up to three years of incarceration for individuals found guilty of LGBTQ+ identification and five years for involvement in the creation or financial backing of LGBTQ+ organisations. The legislation, which received support from the principal political factions in Ghana, now awaits President Nana...
Cardinal Peter Turkson
In a notable departure from the stance of his fellow Roman Catholic bishops in Ghana, Cardinal Peter Turkson has voiced opposition to the criminalisation of homosexuality, directly challenging the stringent anti-LGBTQ+ bill currently under debate in Ghana's parliament. The proposed legislation in Ghana aims to impose harsh penalties on the...
Ghana Police
Thirty LGBTQ+ people have been beaten and robbed before being arrested by Police in Ghana. According to the LGBTQ+ rights group Rightify Ghana, Twenty-nine men and one transgender woman were arrested after a homophobic mob attacked their house party on the 26th of June. Rightify Ghana says the party was violently...
LGBTQ+ ANGLICAN CHURCH
LGBTQ+ Canons and members of the Church of England have staged a demonstration at a meeting of the General Synod showing solidarity with queer Ghanaians who are facing criminalisation in the nation. The demonstration, which is in response to the Anglican Church of Ghana expressing its support for a law...
Osagyefo Agyemang Badu II
One of Ghana's most prominent chiefs has threatened to storm the nation's parliament with 10,000 of his people to force through strict anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.   Known as the 'Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021', the legislation, if passed, would criminalise everything from sex toys...
Ghana LGBTI
A conference on LGBTIQ rights has been banned by the Government of Ghana, however, organisers insist the event has been postponed because of the coronavirus. The organisation Pan Africa Ilga was set to host its 5th regional conference in the capital Accra from 27 to 31 July 2020, under the...

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