Andrea SannaThe fight for the civil rights of LGBTQIA people is not over.
In Ghana, the fight against the anti-LGBTQIA law continues, despite the Supreme Court’s decision on 24 July to uphold a 1960 law that criminalises consensual relations between adults of the same sex.
A decision that has raised many concerns internationally, and added to the criticism of the Ghanaian government for its anti-LGBTQIA policies.
The law, which defines any sexual activity that does not conform to traditional norms – i.e. only between a man and a woman – as ‘unnatural carnality’, has been challenged on several fronts. Despite this, the Supreme Court ruled that the anti-LGBTQIA law was valid and extended it to include the use of sex toys.
Meanwhile, Ghana’s parliament has passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, which will further restrict LGBTQIA rights. And if signed into law by the President of Ghana, it will increase the penalties for homosexual acts and criminalise the promotion and support of the LGBTQIA community in Ghana.
A situation that could make things even worse for the entire LGBTQIA community.
