The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021, also known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, was recently passed.
The US Embassy in Ghana has expressed concerns about this legislation, stating that it may hurt Ghana’s economy and international standing.
The bill on Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, often known as the Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) bill, was approved by the Ghanaian Parliament on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
The legislation, supported by a coalition of religious and traditional leaders, was approved by parliament and is supported by the majority of legislators.
The law would penalize both people who support homosexual rights and those who engage in LGBTQ sexual behaviors.
The legislation, supported by a coalition of religious and traditional leaders, was approved by parliament and is supported by the majority of legislators.
The law would penalize both people who support homosexual rights and those who engage in LGBTQ sexual behaviors.
The measure would impose jail time on people who support the rights of gay, lesbian, and other non-conventional sexual or gender identities, as well as on those who engage in LGBTQ sexual behaviors.
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia E. Palmer, voiced her concerns about the recent bill’s approval in a tweet on X, the previous Twitter platform, writing, “I am saddened because some of the smartest, most creative, most decent people I know are LGBT. The bill passed by parliament not only takes away their basic human rights but also those of all Ghanaians.”
Additionally, according to the US Embassy, the enactment of the anti-LGBTQI Bill jeopardizes their fundamental rights to free expression, assembly, and the press.
It further stated that it would be detrimental to public health and order.
