Answer 1 of 2: I'm a sgle Ain Amerin gay male planng a vis to Accra. While I'm not fely lookg to meet a Ghanaian for a tryst, I suppose uld happen. I've read that one has to be very reful, however, as homosexualy is...
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- GAYS ACCRA - ACCRA FOM
- GHANAIAN GAY MAN MARRI PARTNER GERMANY
- GAY ACTIVISTS GHANA MAND RELEASE OF 21 PEOPLE ARRTED AT LGBTQI NFERENCE
GAYS ACCRA - ACCRA FOM
The retentn of sectn 104(1)(b) – monly referred to as the anti-gay law – is often seen as tac state approval of discrimatn, and even vlence, on the basis of real or imputed sexual orientatn and genr inty. For stance, Augt 2015 Nima, Accra, a young man was allegedly btally asslted by members of a vigilante group known as Safety Empire simply bee they spected he was gay. Lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr Ghanaians terviewed by Human Rights Watch said that the batn of the crimalizatn of adult nsensual same-sex nduct and the profoundly relig and socially nservative Ghanaian ntext has an sid effect on their dividual self-exprsn.
Many LGBT Ghanaians told Human Rights Watch that their liv have been torn apart bee of the stigma associated wh homosexualy; the fear of vlence perpetrated by fay members and others the muny and homelsns, should their sexual orientatn be disclosed. Ghana’s laws ought to protect everyone om vlence, but fear that the anti-gay law uld be ed agast them, bed wh social stigma, serv as a barrier to seekg accs to jtice.
GHANAIAN GAY MAN MARRI PARTNER GERMANY
Felix, a young man om Kumasi told Human Rights Watch that 2016 he was raped by a man he had met on social media, but did not report the rape to the police out of fear that he would be arrted for havg “gay sex”. In one high-profile se, Accra police arrted a spect a vic mob attack agast a gay man Augt 2015—but his se has still not gone to trial, leadg LGBT people to qutn whether is futile to seek jtice the aftermath of homophobic and transphobic vlence. Christiany, the domant relign the south and Islam the north play a signifint role Ghanaian culture and society, and rm the view that homosexualy is an abomatn and ntrary to relig beliefs and teachgs.
In Febary 2017, the Speaker of Parliament, Profsor Mike Ocquaye, referred to homosexualy as an “abomatn” and reportedly lled for stricter laws agast same-sex nduct and July 2017, durg a public discsn wh Amnty Internatnal about prospects for abolishg the ath penalty, he equated homosexualy wh btialy. Homophobic statements, not only by lol and natnal ernment officials, but also lol tradnal elrs, and senr relig lears, ntribute to a climate of homophobia and some s, ce vlence toward people on the basis of real or imputed sexual orientatn or genr inty.
Ghana’s is also party to several regnal and ternatnal human rights treati, and has accepted procr for dividual plats but unfortunately this has yet to help lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people realize equaly. Retentn of provisns prohibg “unnatural rnal knowledge, ” failure to proactively addrs vlence and discrimatn, and the role of some policians cg homophobia be to relegate LGBT Ghanaians to what n be scribed as send-class cizenship.
GAY ACTIVISTS GHANA MAND RELEASE OF 21 PEOPLE ARRTED AT LGBTQI NFERENCE
Publicly nmn all threats and acts of vlence agast lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people, cludg vlence perpetrated by fay members. Adopt measur and take steps aimed at raisg public awarens of the harm of homophobia that prevails the untry, and the need to bat .
Introduce legislative and policy measur to prevent, protect, punish and provi effective remedi for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr dividuals who are victims of vlence on the basis of their real or imputed sexual orientatn and genr inty and ensure enjoyment of their nstutnal rights to equaly and non-discrimatn. Take necsary steps to protect lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr persons agast all forms of discrimatn, timidatn and vlence and amend sectn 104 of the Crimal Offenc Act, 1960, to ensure that sexual relatns between nsentg adults of the same sex are not nsired a mismeanor and not punishable by law. Increase fancial and technil assistance to civil society anizatns providg servic to lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people who have suffered vlence, cludg domtic vlence, and discrimatn on the basis of their sexual orientatn and genr inty.