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Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Parliament prioritised Ghanaian values over financial concerns " Amanda Clinton
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (458+ words) Private legal practitioner Amanda Clinton has said Parliament's passage of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill (anti-LGBTQI+ Bill) sends a clear signal that Ghana's cultural, religious and family values outweigh concerns about potential financial…...
Parliament passes controversial Anti-LGBTQ Bill
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (459+ words) Parliament has passed the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely referred to as the anti-LGBTQ bill, after months of intense national debate and international scrutiny. The bill, sponsored by a group of bipartisan lawmakers, seeks to criminalise…...
Controversial anti-LGBTQ bill presented to Parliament for second reading
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (395+ words) Parliament is to resume consideration of Ghana's controversial anti-LGBTQ bill, reviving a legislative process that has spanned nearly five years and triggered intense national and international debate. The bill, formally titled the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian…...
LGBTQ bill will be passed in weeks, not months Majority Chief Whip Dafeamekpor
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (392+ words) The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Etse Dafeamekpor, says Parliament could pass the controversial LGBTQ bill within weeks as the legislative process enters its final stages. Speaking on PM Express on Tuesday, the South Dayi MP disclosed that the committee handling…...
Amb. Dr Samuel Ben Owusu calls for urgent action on Ghana's water security
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (245+ words) Head of Missions for the Pan-African AU Agenda 2063 Office, Samuel Ben Owusu, has called on the government to prioritise water assurance policies to protect Ghana's long-term development and environmental sustainability. Speaking at the Africa Day Celebration Leadership Summit in Accra…...
Minority warns against alleged LGBTQ provisions in constitutional review
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (315+ words) The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over what it describes as attempts to introduce LGBTQ-related concepts into Ghana's Constitution through the ongoing constitutional review process. Speaking at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) headquarters on behalf of the Minority, the…...
LGBTQ Bill: You can't trade jobs for values - Bishop Gyamfi rejects govt's priority argument
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (340+ words) President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops" Conference, Matthew K. Gyamfi, has rejected suggestions that the controversial LGBTQ bill should be sidelined in favour of economic and social priorities. Speaking on PM Express on Joy News Tuesday, Bishop Gyamfi insisted that addressing…...
He campaigned on it - Catholic Bishops" president challenges Mahama on LGBTQ priority claim
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (504+ words) The president of the Ghana Catholic Bishops" Conference, Matthew K. Gyamfi, has criticised President John Mahama over recent comments suggesting that the LGBTQ bill is not a priority. Speaking on'PM Express'on Joy News Tuesday, he insisted the President campaigned on the…...
Anti-LGBTQ+ bill not part of government's legislative agenda - Inusah Fuseini
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (206+ words) A former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has clarified that the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill currently before Parliament is a private member's bill and not part of the government's legislative agenda. Speaking on the developments surrounding the proposed…...
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1+ mon, 2+ week ago (18+ words) Anti-LGBTQ Bill: Forget the rumour mongers, I'm a man of action, and will pass the bill - Speaker'My Joy Online...