Tag Archives: Anti-LGBTQ+ bill

There has been unanimous consent by all 275 Members of Parliament for the passage of the anti-LGBTQ Bill currently before the house. This follows months of public debate and ratification of the document by the legislators and other stakeholders since its introduction in 2021. Already, the controversial bill has been …

Parliament is debating the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021 today. This comes after Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, recommended its passage. Heads of churches and Islamic clerics have gathered in significant numbers at the parliament in anticipation of the deliberations on the Promotion …

The 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament and also the Member of Parliament for the Bekwai constituency, Joseph Osei-Owusu has explained why Parliament has delayed attending to the Ghanaian anti-LGBTQ+ bill. According to Mr Osei-Owusu, the Speaker will have to approve any advancement on the bill since two lawsuits have been …

A private citizen, Paul Boama Sefa, has dragged the Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin Sumani and the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame  to the High Court. He is alleging that the two have breached portions of Ghana’s constitution regarding how the legislative body handled the Human Rights and Family …

The Chairman of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, lawyer Kwame Anyimadu Antwi  has raised doubts about the implementation of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 (anti-LGBTQI bill), which Parliament is considering.   According to Kwame Anyimadu Antwi, the Member of Parliament …

United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer has advised Ghanaians and their representatives in Parliament to respect international obligations and Domestic laws which centre on the need to protect the rights of all persons, irrespective of their sexual orientation.   The Parliament of Ghana is currently considering the Promotion of …

The United Kingdom (UK) Parliament has invited members of Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee to a three-day meeting to discuss the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, aka LGBTQ bill. According to Chairperson of the Committee, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, the meeting will begin on Monday, …

Sponsors of the Anti LGBT+ Bill in Parliament have issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akufo Dampare to pull down billboards mounted across the city to promote the activities of homosexuals. The giant billboards have been erected on major roads in the country in …

Parliament will this week begin considering memoranda it has received from the public on the Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQ+) Bill. The Bill, also known as Proper Human Sexuality and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, is now before Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. So far, …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed that committee sittings, debates and voting on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021 (anti-LGBTQ+ bill) will be made public to ensure transparency and inclusiveness.   Welcoming MPs from recess to commence the third meeting of …