Tag Archives: Ghana

Homophobes in Ghana and Turkiye keep pushing for anti-LGBTQ laws

Sam George, a leader of Ghana's anti-LGBTQ partisans in parliament (Photo courtesy of Ghana Web)

Ghana’s bill would make it a crime to ‘hold out as’ LGBTQ.  Sam George, a leader of Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ partisans in parliament (Photo courtesy of Ghana Web) Ghana’s harsh Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill was formally introduced in parliament on Feb. 17 as a private member’s bill, Mamba Online reported. Meanwhile, Turkiye’s ministry of justice has reiterated its …

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the dangers of queer online dating in Ghana

Kojo, who has survived two attacks after being approached on dating apps. (Carlotta Dotto photo courtesy of The Guardian)

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people in Ghana are targeted online by criminal gangs. A screen grab from a social media video allegedly showing a gay person who was attacked in Ghana. (Photo courtesy of The Guardian) The Guardian reports: By Carlotta Dotto and Kwaku Krobea Asante When a friend introduced Delali* to the dating app Grindr, she was wary. The 25-year-old …

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