A Ghanaian urt on Tuday nied bail to 21 gay rights activists arrted nearly three weeks ago for what police scribed as an unlawful gatherg, their lawyer said.
Contents:
- EXPLAER: WHAT MAK GHANA’S ANTI-GAY BILL SO EXTREME?
- GAY ACTIVISTS GHANA MAND RELEASE OF 21 PEOPLE ARRTED AT LGBTQI NFERENCE
EXPLAER: WHAT MAK GHANA’S ANTI-GAY BILL SO EXTREME?
They are the rult of a liberate plan to strip away the digny and rights of gay, lbian, bisexual, trans, queer and tersex Ghanaians. While there has always been stutnalized homophobia Ghana, this year marks the first time that the state and the clergy have worked together to sponsor a bill to crimalize the existence of LGBTQI people.
GAY ACTIVISTS GHANA MAND RELEASE OF 21 PEOPLE ARRTED AT LGBTQI NFERENCE
The draft bill would impose prison sentenc for beg LGBTQI, for advotg for gay rights, as well as for providg health servic and support for LGBTQI the early 2000s, Ghana has been hailed as a bean of eedom and mocracy Ai, boastg a robt public sphere and a relatively ee media system. The new state retaed elements of Brish lonizatn s laws, cludg anti-gay statut.