director of communications at LGBT+ Rights Ghana. "If the bill becomes law, professional options for openly LGBTQ-friendly educators and advocates like me may narrow, especially if more ...

Johannesburg — Ghana's parliament approved a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ bill on Wednesday after months of debate. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill is one of the toughest ...

It proposes jail terms for engaging in or promoting LGBTQ activities and has sparked widespread ... United Nations and the United States is significant, but adds that Ghana must chart its own path.

Ghana’s parliament has voted to pass a controversial bill to severely restrict LGBTQ rights, in a move that has been condemned by rights activists. A coalition of religious and traditional ...

Influential people in Ghana are speaking out against the country’s dangerous anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) bill. Last week, Samia Nkrumah, a former member of parliament and ...

A horrifically repressive anti-gay bill in Ghana is a tragic example of how my father’s homeland is rapidly succumbing to the gravitational pull of fundamentalist hatred of LGBTQ people.

Past polling has shown a lack of tolerance for LGBTQ people in Ghana and Fordjour said the country no longer needed to fear economic sanctions. "The global political climate is favourable for ...

Lawmakers in Ghana have passed one of the world's most stringent anti-LGBTQ bills, further criminalizing sexual orientation and gender identity in the Western African country. Meanwhile, anti-LGBTQ ...

ACCRA, March 4 (Reuters) - An anti-LGBTQ bill passed by Ghana's parliament last week, which could derail international aid for the West African country if it becomes law according to an internal ...

In Ghana, for example, even as same-sex relationships were illegal prior to this current bill, LGBTQ centers and groups were still allowed to exist. If the bill passes, their existence will become ...

Lawmakers say LGBTQ behaviour and advocacy goes against Ghana's cultural values. The bill's passing comes as Ghana tries to emerge from a deep economic crisis and debt default with the help of a $ ...

(CNN) — When Lariba was growing up in James Town — a coastal neighborhood in Accra, Ghana — they never felt criticized for living the life they wanted to live, they said, even as an LGBTQ ...