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Contents:

• EXPLAER: WHAT MAK GHANA’S ANTI-GAY BILL SO EXTREME?
• GHANA: ANTI-GAY BILL PROPOSG 10-YEAR PRISON SENTENC SPARKS OUTRAGE

EXPLAER: WHAT MAK GHANA’S ANTI-GAY BILL SO EXTREME?

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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. "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. Passg the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Fay Valu bill would further rce eedoms a untry where gay sex is already punishable wh up to three years jail, crics and activists Odoi, an amic rearcher, filed a lawsu on July 7 challengg the bill's nstutnaly, sayg would impact donor aid and other forms of fancial support.

Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednday led her arguments were not sufficiently nvcg to grant an lg cleared the way for the bill, one of the harsht towards the LGBTQ muny Ai, to go through a fal stage of parliamentary approval before beg signed to May, Uganda's Print Yoweri Meveni signed one of the world's tought anti-LGBTQ laws, which spelled out the ath penalty for "aggravated homosexualy"'s bill, backed by relig and tradnal lears, clus jail sentenc of up to 10 years for advotg for LGBTQ rights. He add: “When the bill is laid before the Hoe (of parliament), you will realize that the foc of the bill which has to do wh voidg (gay) marriag, preventg them om adoptg or fosterg children, the clampdown on platforms and media ho that are gog to do promotn and advocy or ph those materials still rema enforced. Many Christian and Mlim relig lears are opposed to LGBTI rights and play a role perpetuatg stigmatizatn of same-sex relatns, providg ‘nversn therapi’ and some s, ce vlence towards LGBTI persons openly nmng ‘homosexualy’.

GHANA: ANTI-GAY BILL PROPOSG 10-YEAR PRISON SENTENC SPARKS OUTRAGE

Ghana’s first muny support centre and safe hoe for LGBTI persons was forced to close Febary 2021 followg lls by church groups, policians and anti-gay rights anisatns (see State attus and treatment, LGBTI ‘muny’ and openns and LGBTI civil society and support anisatns).