No room for gay rights activismĪdvocating for LGBQ rights would also be illegal under the bill, with activists facing jail sentences of between five and ten years. 'This is something that we cannot have because we have Ghanaians that deserve to live safely and at peace at home and not forced into exile,' she told DW in Accra. The bill also has strong support among Ghanaians.Įven if the bill does end up being thrown out, it has already endangered the lives of LGBTQ people 'with the discussions that it fuels and the homophobia that it will empower,' said Nana Yaa Agyepong, a member of Silent Majority Ghana, a transnational queer feminist group.
It is widely expected that the bill will win enough votes to become law in Ghana, a deeply religious society where homophobic persecution is widespread. Ghana: Overcoming threats against LGBTQ+ people
