The First Deputy Minority Whip and Member of Parliament for Tolon, Habib Iddrisu, has proposed the introduction of mandatory HIV testing for prospective employees in Ghana, a policy direction that raises serious human-rights, public-health, and legal concerns and risks institutionalising stigma and discrimination based on HIV status. Raising the matter on the floor of ParliamentContinue reading “MP Promotes Mandatory HIV Testing for Employment in Ghana — A Proposal That Risks Deepening Stigma and Workplace Discrimination”
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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”
Bigot Attacks University of Ghana Authorities Over Alleged Inclusive Admission Policy Protecting Rights to Education for LGBTQI+ Students
Prominent Ghanaian lawyer and anti-LGBTQ+ advocate Moses Foh-Amoaning has sparked widespread debate by claiming that the University of Ghana (UG) has secretly altered its policies to admit and accommodate transgender and LGBTQ+ students, a move he says undermines traditional family values in the country. In an interview on Onua FM, Foh-Amoaning, who serves as theContinue reading “Bigot Attacks University of Ghana Authorities Over Alleged Inclusive Admission Policy Protecting Rights to Education for LGBTQI+ Students”
Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga: NDC Won’t Run Away from Anti-LGBTQ Bill Like NPP Did
Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has firmly reassured Ghanaians that the NDC government remains fully committed to reintroducing and passing the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill (anti-LGBTQ bill), insisting the party will not “run away” from the legislation the way the previous NPP administration did. Speaking on Friday, November 21, 2025, Ayariga’s strong statementContinue reading “Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga: NDC Won’t Run Away from Anti-LGBTQ Bill Like NPP Did”
Deliberate Frustration of Anti-LGBTQ Bill Passage, Says Ntim Fordjour Amid Calls for Swift Action
Lead proponent of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill – commonly known as the anti-LGBTQ bill – Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has voiced deep frustration over the ongoing delays in bringing the legislation before Parliament for debate and passage, labeling it a “deliberate attempt to frustrate the process.” Speaking on the floor ofContinue reading “Deliberate Frustration of Anti-LGBTQ Bill Passage, Says Ntim Fordjour Amid Calls for Swift Action”
“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”
“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”
Ghana’s Parliament Reconvenes; Anti-LGBTQ Bill Unlikely to Be Debated Despite Reports
Accra, October 21, 2025 — Parliament of Ghana reconvenes today after a lengthy recess, with some reports suggesting that lawmakers could take up discussions on the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. According to a report by ClassFMonlin and GhanaWeb, sources within Parliament indicate that the billContinue reading “Ghana’s Parliament Reconvenes; Anti-LGBTQ Bill Unlikely to Be Debated Despite Reports”
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