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Eugene

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Wed Feb 28, 2024, 08:34 PM Feb 2024

Ghana passes bill making identifying as LGBTQ+ illegal

Source: BBC

Ghana passes bill making identifying as LGBTQ+ illegal

28 February 2024

By Thomas Naadi
BBC News, Accra

Ghana's parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+.

It also imposes a maximum five-year jail term for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups.

Lawmakers heckled down attempts to replace prison sentences with community service and counselling.

It is the latest sign of growing opposition to LGBTQ+ rights in the conservative West African nation.

The bill, which had the backing of Ghana's two major political parties, will come into effect only if President Nana Akufo-Addo signs it into law.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68353437

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Ghana passes bill making identifying as LGBTQ+ illegal (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2024 OP
So no business about prohibiting propaganda or having to catch someone in the act. Valdosta Feb 2024 #1

Valdosta

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1. So no business about prohibiting propaganda or having to catch someone in the act.
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 10:07 AM
Feb 2024

This is the end point those are leading to.

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