Board member of the LGBTQ+ Rights Ghana, Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi, has said that she will use every energy she has to fight the anti-gay bill proposed by the Parliament of Ghana.
Earlier this year, the Speaker of Parliament received a private member bill from some MPs that seeks to criminalize LGBTQ+ and adjacent activities.
But Va-Bene describes the bill as hateful and has added that all those who argue in favour of the bill do so without substance.
Speaking on how she is likely to react if this bill is passed into law, she shared with Sefa Danquah on the Happy Morning Show: “I don’t know what I will do yet but that is never going to change my position on this bill and that will not change my sexuality and gender. Therefore, I will have to fight until the last blood drops.”
On 29 June 2021, some legislators presented a copy of the draft of the Bill to the Speaker of Parliament. This bill is seeking to expand on the current law that provides up to three years in prison for same-sex activity.
The new bill when passed will prohibit and criminalize advocacy, funding and act of LGBTQ+ while promoting conversion therapy programs seeking to “convert” people from homosexuality to heterosexuality.
Meanwhile, fifteen renowned legal, academic and civil society professionals have filled a memorandum challenging the anti-gay legislation submitted to Parliament.
In the memorandum, they contend that the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, which seeks to criminalize LGBTQ+ and adjacent activities, is an “impermissible invasion of the inviolability of human dignity.”
Some Christian leaders, on the other hand, have submitted a memorandum to Parliament on the Proper Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, endorsing the bill.
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Why in secular states but not in radical Islamic states? No wonder this ***barred word*** is gradually gaining roots and front pages discussions on the print and electronic media. It is a matter of rights then everybody should be allowed to do what is right to him or her.
But i neva knew there was an LGBTQI+ board of Ghana. When was this board formed ? who are the board members?
***barred word*** woman
Sorry evil madam know that you’re sick in your head so you first cut your head out before your blood can touch the Ghanaian soil. ***barred word*** devil girl you will even die before the bill is passed. If this bill faces any delay to pass then all 275 MPs should know that they have lost their jobs simple!!! Not not not not not in Ghana 🇬🇭
Madam tell your family to prepare for your funeral because you Ghana will not accept deviants like you and your untrained group. By the way your blood is soooo tainted that it can not be used for anything go ahead and take your life. Mboaa!
Which blood? Do you know how many proper and well-behaved people who have shed their blood to build and protect this Country to where it is today, that you want to shed your blood to destroy it? This bill will draw our raw nerve as citizens to ensure it passage.
Even animals do engage in same sex activities. Ghana will criminalize LGBTQ+ practices. If those who want to do cannot give birth after a year, they should be made to face firing squad period. ANIMALS IN HUMAN FLESH
Look at the person talking. Who cares about your blood? Your sexual orientation cannot become the sexual orientation of every Ghanaian. It won't happen. It will become a law and we will see what you will do.