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Supreme Court of Ghana Ruling on Unnatural Carnal Knowledge – July 2024: What the Decision Means for Privacy, Equality, and Sexual Conduct Laws

1. Background The Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) of Ghana criminalises certain sexual acts deemed “unnatural carnal knowledge” under Section 104. The law has three key subsections: “Unnatural carnal knowledge” is defined in Section 104(2) as “sexual intercourse with a person in an unnatural manner or, with an animal.”Judicial interpretation in prior cases hasContinue reading “Supreme Court of Ghana Ruling on Unnatural Carnal Knowledge – July 2024: What the Decision Means for Privacy, Equality, and Sexual Conduct Laws”

“Educate Yourself, Get A Job” – Angel Maxine Advises Ghanaian Trans Youth That Transitioning Takes Time, Capacity Building, and Discipline

Angel Maxine, a Ghanaian transgender musician and activist, urges transgender youth in Ghana to approach their transitioning journey with patience and self-empowerment. Reflecting on her own experience, she notes that many are unaware of the challenges she faced as a transgender woman. “People think I just woke up one day and became who I am.Continue reading ““Educate Yourself, Get A Job” – Angel Maxine Advises Ghanaian Trans Youth That Transitioning Takes Time, Capacity Building, and Discipline”

🚨 Blackmailer Alert: Dangerous Areas in Ghana Where LGBTQ+ People Face Robbery, Assault, and Other Harm 🚨

⚠️ Warning: Certain areas in Ghana have been identified as hotspots for blackmailers and organised groups targeting men who have sex with men (MSMs), gay men, bisexual men, transgender women, and other members of the LGBTQI+ community. How They Operate These perpetrators — members of organised criminal anti-gay networks — commonly target victims through popularContinue reading “🚨 Blackmailer Alert: Dangerous Areas in Ghana Where LGBTQ+ People Face Robbery, Assault, and Other Harm 🚨”

25 Final-Year Students Suspended from Agona Swedru SHS After Violent Reaction to Same-Sex Proposal

Twenty-five final-year students at Agona Swedru Senior High School have been indefinitely suspended following a violent clash triggered by a rejected same-sex relationship proposal. School authorities report that the incident began when one male student proposed a romantic relationship to another who rejected it. The student who declined shared the proposal with friends, who allegedlyContinue reading “25 Final-Year Students Suspended from Agona Swedru SHS After Violent Reaction to Same-Sex Proposal”

Ghana Tops Global Survey on Anti-LGBTQ Sentiments Among Christians and Muslims, Amid Renewed Push for Controversial Bill

In a stark revelation from a new Pew Research Center survey, Ghana ranks as the highest among 15 middle-income countries in expressing discomfort with the hypothetical scenario of having a child who comes out as gay or lesbian. Over 90% of Ghanaians overall say they would feel uncomfortable in such a situation, with the figureContinue reading “Ghana Tops Global Survey on Anti-LGBTQ Sentiments Among Christians and Muslims, Amid Renewed Push for Controversial Bill”

Escalating Threats Against LGBTQI+ Human Rights Defenders in Northern Ghana: The Alarming Cases of Tamale and Wa (May 2025)

In May 2025, the climate for LGBTQI+ human rights defenders in Northern Ghana reached alarming levels of danger and hostility. In two of the most volatile locations—Tamale in the Northern Region and Wa in the Upper West Region—defenders have faced violent attacks, threats, and forced evictions simply for standing up for the rights of queerContinue reading “Escalating Threats Against LGBTQI+ Human Rights Defenders in Northern Ghana: The Alarming Cases of Tamale and Wa (May 2025)”

Panic grips LGBTQI+ community in Cape Coast as local media launch misinformation campaign that also threaten safety of organisations and activists

Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana – A recent chieftaincy brouhaha surrounding the installation of prominent human rights defender, Davis Mac-Iyalla, as Amankorehen of the Yamonransa Nkusukum Traditional Area, has led to increased attacks against the LGBTQI+ community in Cape Coast. Names of sexual health and human rights organisations, as well as human rights defenders andContinue reading “Panic grips LGBTQI+ community in Cape Coast as local media launch misinformation campaign that also threaten safety of organisations and activists”

Two effeminate men verbally abused and publicly humiliated by a street preacher at Circle, Accra Ghana

A queer person has detailed an abuse and public humiliation he and another “effeminate guy” experienced from a street preacher at Circle, a busy commercial transport area, in Ghana’s capital Accra, on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Sharing his story on Twitter, the 25-year-old man wrote that “today, I feared for my life at Circle. ForContinue reading “Two effeminate men verbally abused and publicly humiliated by a street preacher at Circle, Accra Ghana”