The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates.

Lawmakers in Ghana have reintroduced an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that was passed by parliament last year but not enacted.

The bill, known as the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, was first passed by Parliament in 2024, but it never became law because the then President did not sign it. The bill has currently been brought back with strong backing from lawmakers,

President John Mahama said his administration is in consultation with Parliament for the anti-LGBT bill to be introduced in Parliament as a government-sponsored bill

The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, has confirmed that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill has been reintroduced to Parliament for consideration.

Lawmakers in Ghana have reintroduced a controversial bill that– if passed into law – would become some of the toughest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Africa. The legislation, entitled the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill,

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