The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, commonly known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, has officially been introduced for consideration in the Parliament of Ghana. According to a public announcement issued by Parliament, the Bill received its First Reading on 17 February 2026 in accordance with Article 106 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.Continue reading “Parliament Opens Public Submissions on Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill — Human Rights Defenders Urged to Respond”
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Ghana to Host 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Anti-LGBTQ Conference as Transnational Legislative Network Expands into West Africa
Accra Positioned Again as a Strategic Hub in a Coordinated Anti-Rights Network Ghana is scheduled to host the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Sovereignty and Values in Accra from May 27–30, 2026 — marking the first time the gathering will be held in West Africa. According to a Facebook post published by the ParliamentContinue reading “Ghana to Host 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Anti-LGBTQ Conference as Transnational Legislative Network Expands into West Africa”
Clause-by-Clause Breakdown of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 (Anti-LGBTQ Bill)
Legal Overview, Key Provisions and Implications On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 (anti-LGBTQ+ bill) received its First Reading in the and was subsequently referred to the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs for further consideration. The Bill, originally introduced in 2021 and passed in 2024Continue reading “Clause-by-Clause Breakdown of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 (Anti-LGBTQ Bill)”
Anti-LGBTQ Bill Formally Introduced to Ghana’s Parliament Following First Reading and Speaker’s Directive Allowing It to Be Laid
The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill was formally introduced to the after undergoing its First Reading during the House’s sitting on Tuesday, 17 February 2026. At the sitting, the First Deputy Speaker, , referred the bill to the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs for further consideration in line with legislativeContinue reading “Anti-LGBTQ Bill Formally Introduced to Ghana’s Parliament Following First Reading and Speaker’s Directive Allowing It to Be Laid”
“Weed Out” Gay Seminarians – Accra Catholic Archbishop Warns of ‘Growing’ Homosexuality and “Gay Culture” in West African Seminaries, Urges Action
Remarks by the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, Most Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie, calling for the exclusion of gay people from Catholic seminaries have reignited concerns about stigma, selective moral outrage, and the Church’s long-standing failure to adequately address sexual abuse as a criminal matter. Speaking on Wednesday, January 14, at the openingContinue reading ““Weed Out” Gay Seminarians – Accra Catholic Archbishop Warns of ‘Growing’ Homosexuality and “Gay Culture” in West African Seminaries, Urges Action”
Minority Attempts Equalisation in Bigotry as Afenyo-Markin Jabs NDC Government Over Anti-LGBTQ Bill and Teachers’ Manual Controversy
The Minority in Parliament, led by NPP Member of Parliament for Effutu and Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of hypocrisy and political double standards over its handling of the proposed Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly referred to as the anti-LGBTQ bill, as well as aContinue reading “Minority Attempts Equalisation in Bigotry as Afenyo-Markin Jabs NDC Government Over Anti-LGBTQ Bill and Teachers’ Manual Controversy”
Minority in Parliament Demands Immediate Withdrawal of ‘LGBTQ-Related’ Materials From Schools and Dismissal of NaCCA Leadership
The Minority Caucus in Ghana’s Parliament, now comprising members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), held a press conference on Thursday, January 15, 2026, to address the ongoing controversy surrounding the 2025 Senior High School (SHS) Physical Education and Health Teacher Manual produced by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA). Led by VincentContinue reading “Minority in Parliament Demands Immediate Withdrawal of ‘LGBTQ-Related’ Materials From Schools and Dismissal of NaCCA Leadership”
‘Constitutional Review Recommendations on Intersex Children Are Child-Protection Measures, Not LGBTQ+ Provisions’ – Oliver Barker-Vormawor to Hon Baffour Awuah
Ghanaian lawyer and activist Mawuse Oliver Barker-Vormawor has forcefully rebutted attempts to misrepresent the Constitutional Review Committee’s recommendations on intersex children as a covert effort to introduce LGBTQ+ rights into the 1992 Constitution. Speaking on NewsFile on December 28, 2025, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, a Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and member of theContinue reading “‘Constitutional Review Recommendations on Intersex Children Are Child-Protection Measures, Not LGBTQ+ Provisions’ – Oliver Barker-Vormawor to Hon Baffour Awuah”
Moses Foh-Amoaning Attacks Academics, DEI, Inclusivity Over University of Ghana’s Gender-Neutral Pronouns, Claims It’s LGBTQ+ Driven
Prominent anti-LGBTQ+ advocate and private legal practitioner Moses Foh-Amoaning has intensified his campaign against the University of Ghana (UG), accusing its leadership of succumbing to foreign-influenced “LGBTQ+ driven” ideology through the adoption of gender-neutral pronouns in its statutes. In a fiery interview on UG’s Radio Univers’ “Campus Exclusive” program on Tuesday, Foh-Amoaning rejected the university’sContinue reading “Moses Foh-Amoaning Attacks Academics, DEI, Inclusivity Over University of Ghana’s Gender-Neutral Pronouns, Claims It’s LGBTQ+ Driven”
University of Ghana Vehemently Denies Allegations of Promoting LGBTQ+ Activities, Demands Apology from Moses Foh-Amoaning, Slams Irresponsible Media Reports
The University of Ghana (UG) has issued a forceful rebuttal to claims by prominent anti-LGBTQ+ advocate Moses Foh-Amoaning that the institution amended its statutes to endorse or admit LGBTQ+ activities, labeling the accusations as “entirely false, misleading, and defamatory.” In a detailed statement released on November 24, 2025, UG clarified that recent changes to itsContinue reading “University of Ghana Vehemently Denies Allegations of Promoting LGBTQ+ Activities, Demands Apology from Moses Foh-Amoaning, Slams Irresponsible Media Reports”
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