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Passage of anti-gay bill: It’s a sad day for Ghana’s democracy – Audrey Gadzekpo

Audrey Gadzekpo, the Board Chair of the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has expressed her disappointment regarding the parliamentary approval of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 popularly known as the anti-gay bill. The legislation imposes a ban on LGBT activities and makes their promotion, advocacy, and funding […]

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Parliament passes anti-LGBTQ Bill

Parliament has passed the bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. The bill proscribes LGBT activities and criminalizes its promotion, advocacy and funding. Persons caught in the act would be subjected to a 6 months to 3 year jail term with promoters and sponsors of the act bearing

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Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill has constitutional issues, it’ll fail any serious test in court – Afenyo-Markin

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Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has raised constitutional concerns regarding the proposed Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values bill, also known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. The Efutu MP has stressed the significant constitutional issues that need addressing before the bill can proceed. He cautioned that failure to address these concerns could render

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Scrutinise anti-gay bill, it’s likely to resurrect criminal libel law – Afenyo-Markin

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Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called for increased media scrutiny of the Anti-Gay Bill currently before Parliament. He expressed concern that the bill could inadvertently reintroduce elements of the repealed criminal libel law for journalists and media houses reporting on LGBTQ+ activities. Mr. Afenyo-Markin voiced his opposition to custodial sentences for individuals found guilty

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Greece legalises same-sex marriage

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Greece has become the first Christian Orthodox-majority country to legalise same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples will now also be legally allowed to adopt children after Thursday’s 176-76 vote in parliament. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the new law would “boldly abolish a serious inequality”. But it has divided the country, with fierce resistance led by the

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