{"id":23937,"date":"2021-06-23T23:13:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T23:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=23937"},"modified":"2021-06-23T23:13:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T23:13:50","slug":"were-working-on-a-law-to-stop-lgbtqi-activities-in-ghana-bagbin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=23937","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We\u2019re working on a law to stop LGBTQI activities in Ghana\u2019 \u2013 Bagbin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says urgent actions are being taken to make clear laws against LGBTQI activities in Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Speaker, there are ongoing stakeholder consultations to feed into a bill for that purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alban Bagbin disclosed this while responding to a letter from a political activist who had petitioned Parliament to amend Ghana\u2019s laws to deal with the phenomenon in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI appreciate very much your concerns about activities of the LGBTQI+ groups in the country. It is indeed a phenomenon that should not be encouraged or accepted by our society due to its eventual negative impact on society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUrgent actions are being taken to pass a law to eventually nip the activities of these groups in the bud. Stakeholder consultations are also ongoing, and the results will feed into a Bill that will eventually be passed into law by Parliament,\u201d he wrote in the letter dated June 15, 2021, and sighted by&nbsp;<strong>citinewsroom.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LGBTQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LGBTQ.jpg 810w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LGBTQ-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LGBTQ-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LGBTQ-750x1000.jpg 750w\">The debate over the legalisation of LGBTQI rights in Ghana was revived earlier this year after police raided and closed down the offices of some LGBTQI campaigners at Ashongman in Accra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many religious bodies, parliamentarians, ministers, human rights advocates, supporters of the movement, and other relevant stakeholders waded into the discourse about the legalisation or criminalisation of homosexuality in Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While some say the practice, if allowed, will serve interests that are abhorrent to the culture and values of the Ghanaian people, others insisted that the rights of LGBTQI persons must be protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Homosexuality won\u2019t be legalized under Nana Addo \u2013 Presidency<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the Ashongman LGBTQI office raid and renewed pressure on the executive arm of government on the matter, President Akufo-Addo stressed that marriage between persons of the same sex will not be legalized under his presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor same-sex marriage to be legalized in Ghana, it will not happen in my time as President,\u201d he stated emphatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just recently,<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2021\/06\/we-did-not-infringe-on-the-rights-of-21-lgbtqi-activists-state-attorney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;21 LGBTQI activists<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;were arrested in Ho in the Volta Region for allegedly holding a meeting to champion LGBTQI activities in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The activists made up of 16 females and 5 males were subsequently granted bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LGBTQI rights in Ghana<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Some persons have called for a specific law in Ghana to make homosexuality a criminal offence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although there are some provisions in the Criminal Code under which a homosexual can be prosecuted, especially for having intercourse with a partner, the belief is that a specific law must be enacted to declare homosexual relationships illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others have also called for a review of Ghana\u2019s laws to be more accommodating of minority groups, as many countries are decriminalizing homosexuality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2020 for instance, the then Speaker of Ghana\u2019s Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye,<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2020\/02\/prof-mike-oquaye-warns-world-bank-against-homosexuality-conditions-in-development-assistance\/\">\u00a0warned the World Bank against homosexuality conditions<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in development assistance to Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says urgent actions are being taken to make clear laws against LGBTQI activities in Ghana. 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