{"id":156926,"date":"2024-02-28T16:23:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/28\/parliament-passes-anti-lgbtq-bill\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T16:23:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:23:23","slug":"parliament-passes-anti-lgbtq-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/28\/parliament-passes-anti-lgbtq-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament passes anti-LGBTQ Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Parliament has passed the bill on the promotion of human sexual rights and family values bill also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill.<\/p>\n<p>The bill proscribes LGBT activities and criminalizes its promotion, advocacy and funding.<\/p>\n<p>Persons caught in the act would be subjected to a 6 months to 3 year jail term with promoters and sponsors of the act bearing a 3 to 5\u00a0year\u00a0jail\u00a0term.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the passage, sponsors of the filed a motion for a further consideration stage of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The lead sponsor, Samuel Nartey George proposed that clauses 10 and 11 of the anti-LGBT which deals with editorial policies of media firms be subjected to article 12 of the 1992 constitution which provides for the freedom of the media.<\/p>\n<p>The amendments were approved by the House as part of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin on his part also filed a motion for clause 12 of the bill which deals with the funding of LGBT activities to be subjected to the constitution but that was negated by the House.<\/p>\n<p>The passage of the Bill by Parliament comes a day after the Board Chair of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, called on President Akufo-Addo to reject the Bill.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Gadzekpo argued that the bill undermines fundamental human rights protected by the Constitution, including the rights to dignity, freedom of speech and association, procession participation, academic freedom, equality, and non-discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference focused on human rights and a rights-based approach to supporting sexual minorities in Ghana, Prof. Gadzekpo emphasized that upholding rights and freedoms is crucial to constitutional democracy.<\/p>\n<p>She warned that altering these rights could jeopardize Ghana\u2019s democratic principles, highlighting the significance of the issue for all citizens.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parliament has passed the bill on the promotion of human sexual rights and family values bill also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. 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