Ghana's Controversial LGBTQ Bill Comes to Fruition
Ghana's parliament has passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, criminalizing the promotion of LGBTQ activities. This decision follows a broader crackdown on sexual minorities, with President John Dramani Mahama now under pressure to sign the bill into law. The legislation imposes penalties for same-sex acts and prohibits funding or promotion of LGBTQ activities.
In a significant legislative move, Ghana's parliament has approved the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, further curtailing LGBTQ freedoms in the region. This comes as part of a wider campaign against sexual minorities in West Africa.
The bill, which passed via a voice vote, imposes severe penalties for the promotion or engagement in LGBTQ activities, with offenders facing up to three years in prison for same-sex acts. It also introduces a ban on funding or backing of such acts, drawing sentences of three to five years.
This legislation received backing from religious leaders and party loyalists, exerting pressure on President John Dramani Mahama to endorse it amid a backdrop of legal challenges that thwarted previous attempts to enshrine such laws.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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