{"id":26106,"date":"2021-07-24T22:48:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T22:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=26106"},"modified":"2021-07-24T22:48:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T22:48:28","slug":"lgbt-feud-uk-politician-tackles-sam-george-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=26106","title":{"rendered":"LGBT feud: UK politician tackles Sam George on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A UK politician&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seb_Dance\">Seb Dance<\/a>&nbsp;has hit back at Ningo Prampram lawmaker Sam George over his hard-line stance on LGBT rights in Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opposition lawmaker has been on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/starrfm.com.gh\/2021\/07\/your-lgbtq-fight-just-for-political-points-sister-derby-to-sam-george\/\">Twitter feud with celebrities<\/a>\u00a0and some notable Ghanaians since Friday night over his extreme view of the LGBTQ community. The social media storm was sparked after portions of a\u00a0<a href=\"file:\/\/\/Users\/kent\/Desktop\/ACADEMIC%20FOLDER\/LGBT%20BILL.pdf\">draft bill against LGBT<\/a>\u00a0got leaked online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wading into the conversation on Twitter, the former member of the European Parliament described the NDC lawmaker\u2019s rhetorics against homosexuals as backward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat an appalling way to treat your fellow human beings. I hope you come to your senses and reconsider rather than build on backward, colonial legacies that have damaged and limited the lives of so many. Where is the love?.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"attachment_365433\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starrfm.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/geo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-365433\" width=\"540\" height=\"314\"\/><figcaption>MP for Ningo Prampram and member of the Communications C\u2019ttee Sam George<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMr George in response said: \u201cI would be glad when you and your fellow MEPs come to your senses and legalise polygamy. Can you show me the science or common sense behind your criminalisation of polygamy? You may think yourselves so wise but the joke is on you mate. The love is in the common sense\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What an appalling way to treat your fellow human beings. I hope you come to your senses and reconsider rather than build on backward, colonial legacies that have damaged and limited the lives of so many. Where is the love?<\/p>&mdash; Seb Dance (@SebDance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SebDance\/status\/1418718824879333377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I would be glad when you and your fellow MEPs come to your senses and legalise polygamy. Can you show me the science or common sense behind your criminalisation of polygamy? You may think yourselves so wise but the joke is on you mate. The love is in the common sense.<\/p>&mdash; Sam &#39;Dzata&#39; George \ud83e\udd81\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded (@samgeorgegh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samgeorgegh\/status\/1418720859519430657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can reach for absurd comparators all you like, but it\u2019s not the sensible argument you think it is. There is certainly no science or common sense behind your bill: only hatred, needless pain and the pursuit of an arcane colonial legacy.<\/p>&mdash; Seb Dance (@SebDance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SebDance\/status\/1418723751311683584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Ghana\/Starrfm.com.gh<\/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>A UK politician&nbsp;Seb Dance&nbsp;has hit back at Ningo Prampram lawmaker Sam George over his hard-line stance on LGBT rights in Ghana. The opposition lawmaker has been on a\u00a0Twitter feud with celebrities\u00a0and some notable Ghanaians since Friday night over his extreme view of the LGBTQ community. 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