Am new to Accra and I'm gay. Can anyone help out wh a place where I n meet other gay people? I've asked around but nothg eful me up.
Contents:
- GAY FOR PAY
- GAY HANGOUTS (ACCRA)
- ARE GAYS WELE GHANA - GHANA FOM
- 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
- HOW 2 GAY MEN LIVE A COUNTRY WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS ILLEGAL
- EXPLAER: WHAT MAK GHANA’S ANTI-GAY BILL SO EXTREME?
- GHANA TOPS GAY LIST AI
GAY FOR PAY
Remember a Holiday Hoeboy is your gay iendly tour gui who looks after your safety and welfare at all tim. Am new to Accra and I'm gay. Can anyone help out wh a place where I n meet other gay people?
Are Gays Wele Ghana.
Re: Are Gays Wele Ghana.
GAY HANGOUTS (ACCRA)
Unls you're all wearg a "Kiss Me, I'm Gay" t-shirt, I thk you've got nothg to worry about. I thk you will have a great time Ghana, but I wanted to utn you that there have been recent homophobic events Ghana. A large ternatnal nference for gays and lbians was to be hosted Ghana.
Technilly, homosexual behavr is a crimal offense Ghana.
Dependg on where they’re head, gay travelers n face great risks. Acrdg to Equalx, a range of gay activi are illegal 71 untri. In an attempt to help terme the worst plac for gay travelers, the duo created the 2019 LGBTQ+ Danger Inx, rankg the world’s most dangero—and saft—untri for gay travelers.
ARE GAYS WELE GHANA - GHANA FOM
The uple also updated the list wh the bt and worst plac for gay travelers 2021, which n be viewed here. A new report tails the most dangero—and saft—plac for gay. The journalists looked at the top 150 most-vised untri the world by the number of g tourists, then ranked them g eight factors, cludg laws agast gay relatnships, legal protectn agast discrimatn and more.
5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
Toppg the LGBTQ+ Danger Inx is Nigeria, which is nsired the worst untry for vlence agast gay travelers.
There, people n be put prison for up to 14 years jt for beg gay, and some stat even have the ath penalty unr Sharia law. In almost all s, the laws outlawg nsensual gay sex were put to place unr Brish le and were left place followg pennce.
“In 2018, India managed to annul Sectn 377, a Brish lonial-era law prohibg ‘unnatural acts, ’ orr to legalize nsensual gay sex, ” says Fergson, who pots out that ancient Indian lerature such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana have many referenc to LGBTQ+ hero cludg transgenr warrrs and two queens who ma love orr for one queen to get pregnant wh an heir for their kgdom. “Long story short, this pots to the fact that was likely the Brish fluence that largely led to Indian homophobia the first place, ” she says. “We found this to be a b ironic as the reason for many of the harsh homophobic laws untri throughout the world is largely leftover om laws created durg Brish le, ” says Fergson.
HOW 2 GAY MEN LIVE A COUNTRY WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS ILLEGAL
Has ma great progrs wh legalized same-sex marriage, worker protectns and crimalizatn of homophobic vlence. “One reason for that is that there is a great al of variatn gay rights pendg on the state you’re , ” says Fergson.
You n see the entire rankg of the 150 untri here and also get 37 safety Swen, the saft untry the world for gay.
Prime Mister Jt T promoted clivy by marchg Toronto’s Pri Para and beme the untry’s first Prime Mister to vis a gay bar. Ci like Lisbon and Porto have the bt gay scen the untry and Portugal is hopg to host the 2022 Europri, the world's biggt event celebratg gay pri Europe.
EXPLAER: WHAT MAK GHANA’S ANTI-GAY BILL SO EXTREME?
Wh an overall natnal attu that is relaxed and acceptg towards homosexualy, Belgium is known for havg a vibrant gay and lbian scene, particularly Bssels, ” says Fergson. ”On a street Doha, Qatar, which is the send most dangero untry the world for gay... It was ranked so highly largely due to the extreme penalti for simply beg gay, which clu up to 14 years prison and the ath penalty stat unr Sharia law, ” says Fergson.
“This oil-rich Middle Eastern untry enforc up to three years prison, floggg and the ath penalty unr Sharia law for any acts of homosexualy. “In Yemen, the punishment for beg gay for both men and women is prison time and 100 lash, wh ath by stong for married men, ” says Fergson.
“This nservative Mlim untry means bs when to rejectg homosexualy, both s laws and general public sentiment. “Sdi Arabia is another of the untri on our list which implements the ath penalty for nsensual homosexualy unr their terpretatn of Sharia law, ” says Fergson.
GHANA TOPS GAY LIST AI
“In Tanzania, any homosexual acts rult 30 years to life prison, and there has been a recent ernment crackdown on LGBT activy wh the untry. “Iran ma #6 on the x, due part to s extreme punishments for homosexualy, which clu 100 lash for homosexual terurse or the ath penalty, and 31 lash for same-sex acts other than terurse, ” says Fergson.
“Publicly, homosexualy is a taboo topic, so LGBTQ+ travelers choosg to vis Sudan should proceed wh utn and rema discreet wh regards to their sexualy.