Ghana Joins Africa Nations Seeking Jail for LGBTQ People
- West African nation started discussing bill three years ago
- The bill still requires presidential assent to become law
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Ghana’s lawmakers passed a bill that seeks up to three years in prison for people identifying as an LGBTQ person, becoming the latest African nation after Uganda to pass draconian laws aimed at the community.
The ruling party and opposition legislators joined forces in 2021 to sponsor the bill, which also criminalizes financing LGBTQ groups and legalizes discrimination. A final version of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill wasn’t immediately available after parliamentary proceedings Wednesday.