The Minister-designate of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has opined that according to the laws of Ghana, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) is prohibited.
The former procurement minister took a bold stance against the LGBT community in Ghana when she appeared before Parliament’s Appointments Committee for vetting on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.
The Member of Parliament for the Dome-Kwabenya constituency stated that the controversial issue of LGBTQI is unlawful and has no place in Ghana’s cultural setting.
Mr Chair, the issue of LGBT is an issue that when mentioned, it creates some controversy but what I want to say is that our laws are clear on such practice. It makes it criminal. Section 104 of the Criminal Code prohibits one from having unnatural carnal knowledge with another person. So, on the issue of its criminality, it is non-negotiable”.
The European Union in Ghana has waded into the debate surrounding the opening of a new community space for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Rights of Ghana.
A human rights lawyer, Joyce Opoku Boateng, has opined that it will be illegal to shut down an office of the LGBTQI group which has popped up in Ghana.
According to Madam Boateng, though the customs and laws of Ghana frown on the act, these individuals have rights which must be respected.
“I don’t think it will be right for anyone to invade their office and attack them because they have not met to engage in sexual activities.
“Every human being when you’re born has a fundamental right that no one can take away from you. But we have our norms and culture that frown upon certain things,” she argued on Accra-based Starr FM.
A human rights lawyer, Joyce Opoku Boateng, has opined that it will be illegal to shut down an office of the LGBTQI group which has popped up in Ghana.
According to Madam Boateng, though the customs and laws of Ghana frown on the act, these individuals have rights which must be respected.
“I don’t think it will be right for anyone to invade their office and attack them because they have not met to engage in sexual activities.
“Every human being when you’re born has a fundamental right that no one can take away from you. But we have our norms and culture that frown upon certain things,” she argued on Accra-based Starr FM.