Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that “substantial elements” of a draconian anti-LGBTQ bill being considered by its parliament have been modified after an intervention by his government. He made the announcement Monday during a joint press event with US Vice President Kamala Harris. He pointed out that the proposed legislation, framed in the guise of “family values” – which seeks to introduce some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws on the African continent – was not legislation introduced by his government but a private members’ bill. The bill was first introduced in parliament in August 2021. The Ghanaian President said, “The bill is going through the parliament. The attorney general has found it necessary to speak to the committee (the constitutional and legal committee of parliament) about it regarding the constitutionality … of several of its provisions. The parliament is dealing with it. At the end of the process, I will come in. My understanding … is that substantial elements of the bill have already been modified as a result of the intervention of the attorney general."
After Visit By VP Harris, Ghana Softens New Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
- Al Ferguson
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