THE STAND OF THE PRESIDENT ON THE PRACTICE OF LGBT IN GHANA




Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) has become the most prioritised content on all media platforms for the month of February.Same-sex marriage is considered unreligious, uncultured and frowned upon in the Ghanaian setting. This is simply known as same-sex marriage-across the world.

On 23 February, 2021, speaking at St. Michael and all Angels cathedral in Asante-Mampong, during the installation of the second Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Ghana, the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo took adverse stand on the legalization of same-sex marriage in Ghana.







He mentioned, “For same-sex marriage to be legalized in Ghana, it will not happen in my time as President.”

The president’s outburst was instigated by the wake of pressureon Government by the population to come clear on its position on the activities of persons who identify themselves as queer, transgender, Gays and lesbians. The activities of this sexual orientation have gained prominence in the country over the past weeks.

Same-sex relationships have stayed hidden in the Ghanaian community for a while now. People involved in same-sex relationships shy away from the public. People engaged in these activities hide their identities and activities from the public.According to experts in this area of study, this sexual orientation is as a result of hormonal imbalances from conception.

The same-sex marriage projection and advancement community in Ghana went public basing their movement on exercising their basic human rights: their right to association and freedom of speech under the 1992 republican constitution of Ghana. This movement was supported by human rights activists and hidden figures of same-sex orientation in the Ghanaian community, some including high profiled Ghanaian personalities and media persons. The consolidation and expansion of the sphere of influence of LGBTQ into public sphere was registered by the opening of an office in Accra.

The opening of an LGBT office in Ashongman, Accra, has sparked debates as to whether LGBT will be legalized in Ghana.The said office of operation for LGBT was opened on January 31, 2021, with the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Gregory Andrews Barnes, the Danish Ambassador to Ghana and some officials of the European Union in Attendance.


There is pressure from all religious divides in the country against the legalization of LGBT. The various religious bodies and denominations have registered their displeasure and evokedfrom their scriptures the position of God on homosexuality and visitation of his wrath on a people who allow same-sex sexual engagements under their nose.

 

The said opened office in Ashongman, Accra was shut downfew days ago by the Ghana police following leads given by angry and displeased dwellers of the Ashongman area.  Theinhabitants of the house used as office and its landlord were given one week to vacate the facility.





Location: Ghana

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