How 2 Gay Men Live a Country Where Homosexualy Is Illegal | Time

Contents:

• GAY LIFE GHANA--IN DANGER AND IN THE CLOSET
• EXPLAER: WHAT MAK GHANA’S ANTI-GAY BILL SO EXTREME?
• HOW 2 GAY MEN LIVE A COUNTRY WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS ILLEGAL
• GHANA TOPS GAY LIST AI
• GAY ACTIVISTS GHANA MAND RELEASE OF 21 PEOPLE ARRTED AT LGBTQI NFERENCE
• THE NEW ANTI-GAY BILL PROPOSED GHANA WILL DTROY LIV

GAY LIFE GHANA--IN DANGER AND IN THE CLOSET

Cam is a South ain who travels to Ghana on bs and had this to say about gay life there.

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

“I had vised Ghana six tim ( the last five years), on bs and pleasure, and had never really explored gay life that untry, bee of my mandg bs schle. I had, however, munited by e-mail wh a young gay Ghanaian man over the last year. On my vis to Ghana June 2003, I fally met wh my “new” young gay Ghanaian iend, who then troduced me to the “not so closeted” gay Ghanaian life.

So what is gay life like Ghana?

HOW 2 GAY MEN LIVE A COUNTRY WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS ILLEGAL

“There are no gay clubs Ghana, as there are South Ai. Gay life is mostly private and most gay people meet at hoe parti anised by iends all around the untry. They are both straight clubs but are equented by both gays and heterosexuals.

Most of the gays that equent the night spots are not rtraed eher drs or behavur and fely seem to be out of the closet, at least whilst they are at the venu. “Gay tourists to Ghana should beware of heterosexual young men posg as gay men. They equent the and var nightspots offerg their “servic” to the unspectg tourist and then end up blackmailg the tourist, takg advantage of the illegal stat of the beg gay Ghana.

On the topic of lbian relatnships, Cam was told that they are more acceptable to the heterosexual muny than are gay relatnships between two men, but no reason was given for this.

GHANA TOPS GAY LIST AI

“One of the young gay men, 27 years of age, that I beme good iends wh, has been married for a jt over a month, and is ready to “father” his first child.

GAY ACTIVISTS GHANA MAND RELEASE OF 21 PEOPLE ARRTED AT LGBTQI NFERENCE

His mother, brother and sisters, and wife know that he is gay. He is que relaxed wh the whole arrangement, and has fully accepted that he is gay and not a heterosexual who is nfed sexually or a bi-sexual! My other good young gay iend is basilly the same boat.

He, however, is only 22 years of age and told me that even though his mother knows that he is gay, he will probably be prsurised about five years time to marry and father a child. He is also at peace wh his sexualy and accepts himself as a gay young man.

THE NEW ANTI-GAY BILL PROPOSED GHANA WILL DTROY LIV

Both the young men are however “cryg out” for a lovg gay relatnship.

So what optns are there for young gay and lbian Ghanaians who wish to anise? “Que a few gay Ghanaians are talkg about formg Lbian and Gay Associatns and have admired and held South Ain Gay activists high teem over many years.

Hopefully the gays Ghana will emulate their South Ain sisters and brothers and “break open their closet doors” for good wh the next few years.