Accra, Ghana – President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his administration’s opposition to same-sex marriage and transgender rights, stating that he would sign the controversial “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill” – commonly known as the anti-LGBTQ bill – if it is passed by Parliament. His remarks, which drew applause from religious leaders, underscoreContinue reading “President Mahama Pledges to Sign Anti-LGBTQ Bill If Passed by Parliament, Rejects Same-Sex Marriage and Transgender Rights”
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“A Guy Told Me, ‘Wait for the Bill to Pass and You’ll See What I’ll Do to You’” — Deaconess Abokomah’s Experience Highlights Growing Threats to Content Creators Under Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill
Ghanaian TikTok comedian Ebenezer Arthur, known to his fans as Deaconess Abokomah, has opened up about the online abuse and real-life threats he faces for cross-dressing in his comedy skits — an experience that underscores how Ghana’s proposed Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill (Anti-LGBTQ Bill) endangers not only LGBTQI+ people but also contentContinue reading ““A Guy Told Me, ‘Wait for the Bill to Pass and You’ll See What I’ll Do to You’” — Deaconess Abokomah’s Experience Highlights Growing Threats to Content Creators Under Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill”
Ugandan MPs Lobby Ghana to Host Anti-LGBTQ Conference as Speaker Bagbin Urges Experience-Sharing on Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
During parliamentary proceedings on October 28, 2025, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, revealed that a delegation of Ugandan Members of Parliament had called on Ghana to host the 4th Interparliamentary Conference on Family Values and Sovereignty, a controversial gathering widely condemned by human rights defenders as an anti-LGBTQ and anti-rights forum. SpeakerContinue reading “Ugandan MPs Lobby Ghana to Host Anti-LGBTQ Conference as Speaker Bagbin Urges Experience-Sharing on Anti-LGBTQ Legislation”
Anti-LGBTQ Bill Expired with 8th Parliament – Speaker Clarifies, Reaffirms Commitment to Reintroduction and Passage
Speaker Bagbin says the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill will be reintroduced as a private members’ bill, with President Mahama indicating readiness to assent if passed. The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has clarified that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as the anti-LGBTQ bill,Continue reading “Anti-LGBTQ Bill Expired with 8th Parliament – Speaker Clarifies, Reaffirms Commitment to Reintroduction and Passage”
“My first video was banned from TV in Ghana because it represented the transgender community” — Amaarae
Ghanaian singer and global music sensation Amaarae has shared that her very first music video was banned from television in Ghana because it included representation of the transgender community — a move that highlighted the challenges queer artists continue to face in conservative cultural spaces. In a conversation with Tinashe for Rolling Stone’s “Musicians onContinue reading ““My first video was banned from TV in Ghana because it represented the transgender community” — Amaarae”
“We Take Loans from Countries That Protect LGBTQ+ Rights—Yet Jail Our Own” – JoyNews TV Journalist Challenges Fellow Ghanaians To Rethink Morality, Justice, and Democracy
In a powerful and emotionally charged edition of Fellow Ghanaians aired on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, Joy FM and Joy Prime TV journalist Kwaku Asante delivered one of the most striking critiques yet of Ghana’s Parliament and society over the reintroduction of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, popularly known as the anti-LGBTQContinue reading ““We Take Loans from Countries That Protect LGBTQ+ Rights—Yet Jail Our Own” – JoyNews TV Journalist Challenges Fellow Ghanaians To Rethink Morality, Justice, and Democracy”
“We Thought the Bill Had Been Passed” — Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga Revives Expired Anti-LGBTQ Bill After New Version Disappears from Order Paper
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Mahama Ayariga, has revealed that the government initially believed the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill—popularly known as the anti-LGBTQ bill—had already been passed by the previous Parliament and sent to the Presidency for assent. He made the remark during Wednesday’s sitting, October 22, 2025, following confusionContinue reading ““We Thought the Bill Had Been Passed” — Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga Revives Expired Anti-LGBTQ Bill After New Version Disappears from Order Paper”
“You Will Want It, Paa” — Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin Jabs NDC Over Anti-LGBTQ Bill as Debate Erupts in Parliament
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has launched a sharp criticism against the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) over what he described as hypocrisy and inconsistency in its handling of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, popularly known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. His comments came during a heated parliamentary debate onContinue reading ““You Will Want It, Paa” — Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin Jabs NDC Over Anti-LGBTQ Bill as Debate Erupts in Parliament”
Anti-LGBTQ Bill Returns to Parliament for First Reading — List of Sponsors Revealed
Parliament of Ghana has officially programmed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 — popularly referred to as the anti-LGBTQ bill — for its First Reading today, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, as the House reconvenes from recess. The bill, which has been reintroduced by ten Members of Parliament from both the opposition NewContinue reading “Anti-LGBTQ Bill Returns to Parliament for First Reading — List of Sponsors Revealed”
Anti-LGBTQ Campaigns in Ghana Are ‘Manufactured Crises’ Fueled by ‘New Missionaries, Mostly White,’ Says Academic
Professor Emerita Takyiwaa Manuh, a Senior Fellow at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and one of the country’s most respected academics and human rights advocates, has described Ghana’s ongoing anti-LGBTQ campaigns as “manufactured crises” and “moral panic” fueled by foreign influence and orchestrated alliances between U.S.-based and local groups. In an interview airedContinue reading “Anti-LGBTQ Campaigns in Ghana Are ‘Manufactured Crises’ Fueled by ‘New Missionaries, Mostly White,’ Says Academic”
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