Supporters and opponents of Ghana's new anti-LGBT bill faced off parliament on Wednday the first public heargs to the proposed legislatn that would make a crime to be gay, bisexual or transgenr.
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- GHANA: ANTI-GAY BILL PROPOSG 10-YEAR PRISON SENTENC SPARKS OUTRAGE
- EXPLAER: WHAT MAK GHANA’S ANTI-GAY BILL SO EXTREME?
- GHANA'S ANTI-GAY BILL NMNED AS 'STATE-SPONSORED' VLENCE
GHANA: ANTI-GAY BILL PROPOSG 10-YEAR PRISON SENTENC SPARKS OUTRAGE
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Ghana Parliament unanimoly pass extreme anti-gay bill.
EXPLAER: WHAT MAK GHANA’S ANTI-GAY BILL SO EXTREME?
Ghana’s new bill seeks to crimalize Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr activi the untry. The bill, appropriately tled “The Promotn of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Fay Valu Bill 2021” prcrib severe sanctns agast var activi of the LGBT+ muny. The bill when passed to law will punish a person who willfully ms * ghana anti gay bill *
The Parliament of Ghana passed an extreme anti-gay bill on Wednday, which is set to tighten laws agast members of the LGBTQ+ muny. Ghana’s 275 members of Parliament unanimoly passed the bill, known as the 2021 Promotn of Appropriate Sexual Rights and Fay Valu bill is set to crimalize the promotn, advocy, fundg and acts of homosexualy. ACCRA, Nov 11 (Rters) - Supporters and opponents of Ghana's new anti-LGBT bill faced off parliament on Wednday the first public heargs to the proposed legislatn that would make a crime to be gay, bisexual or Ampaw, a lawyer reprentg a aln agast the law, was met wh ocsnal jeers as he told the ssn the Fay Valu bill would be "totalarian" and "unnstutnal" the other si of the argument, Abraham Ofori-Kuragu, a reprentative of Ghana's Pentestal uncil, told the tense gatherg of lawmakers and media the bill reflected the will of most have been no natnal opn polls on the bill, which has been nmned by U.
GHANA'S ANTI-GAY BILL NMNED AS 'STATE-SPONSORED' VLENCE
"I have never seen a bill so bold s prentatn of the Ghanaian agenda, " he rights groups Ghana said they have seen a spike homophobic attacks sce the draft law was troduced Augt.
"Homosexualy remas taboo many socially nservative Ain societi where some relig groups have brand a rptg Wtern rights activists say was actually lonial Wtern powers who first crimalised homosexualy many parts of the mtee is expected to hear ten petns a week a seri of public ssns before the bill is put to a vote parliament, puty majory lear Alexanr Afenyo-Mark said.
Draft anti-gay legislatn submted to Ghana’s parliament uld propose up to 10 years jail for LGBTQ+ people as well as groups and dividuals who advote for their rights, exprs sympathy or offer social or medil support, one of the most dranian and sweepg anti-gay laws proposed around the world.