{"id":443091,"date":"2017-12-02T16:52:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T16:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/02\/homosexuality-is-a-security-threat-security-institute\/"},"modified":"2017-12-02T16:52:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T16:52:37","slug":"homosexuality-is-a-security-threat-security-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/02\/homosexuality-is-a-security-threat-security-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Homosexuality is a security threat – Security institute"},"content":{"rendered":"

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General News of Saturday, 2 December 2017<\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>Ghana Institute of Governance and Security<\/p>\n

2017-12-02<\/p>\n

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\"GayGovernment has denied claims that it intends to legalize same sex marriage<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The nationwide criticism of the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo\u2019s failure to state Ghana\u2019s stance on homosexuality is indicative of the sensitive nature of that subject to Ghanaians.<\/p>\n

The criticism stems from the fact that it is a general conception that the Ghanaian society abhors homosexuality, and therefore the leaders are expected to recognize that fact and act in accordance.<\/p>\n

Often the international stage offers countries the opportunity to state the stance on critical global matters, and so the question on homosexuality in the interview with Aljazeera, offered the President, and for that matter Ghanaians, a perfect opportunity to state Ghana\u2019s stance in unambiguous terms.<\/p>\n

We recognize the President\u2019s attempt to stay on the fence, but the indication he gave of his administration\u2019s preparedness to amend the law to accommodate homosexuality if there is agitation from the homosexual community, remains a source of concern.<\/p>\n

Like many Ghanaians and institutions that have criticized the President over his comments, the Ghana Institute of Governance and Security (GIGS) disagrees with the statement of the President.<\/p>\n

Contrary to the President\u2019s belief that \u201cthere is no strong current of opinion saying that this is something we need to deal with,\u201d the nationwide condemnation of his comments clearly shows that there is a strong current of opinion.<\/p>\n

And it may not be on the government\u2019s agenda, but it is on the ordinary citizen\u2019s agenda to fight homosexuality in all forms.

\nOther countries have been forced to accept and legalize homosexuality because they failed to neutralize the same sex campaign in their early stages by not declaring a national stance against the practice.<\/p>\n

Although proponents of same-sex in Ghana argue that homosexuality is practiced secretly in the Ghanaian society, the generality of Ghanaians is highly opposed to it, and no legal amendment can reverse that stance.<\/p>\n