Lawmakers in Ghana have approved anti-LGBTQ legislation that would dictate prison sentences for those who merely identify as LGBTQ or organize advocacy groups for the LGBTQ community. Amnesty International calls the bill “one of the most draconian in Africa.” https://twitter.com/nytimesworld/status/1762900430462304575 From the New York Times:
The legislation, if signed into law by President Nana Akufo-Addo, would mean that people convicted of identifying as gay could be sentenced to three years in jail, those deemed “promoters” of L.G.B.T.Q. issues could get five years, and those who engage in gay sex would receive five years instead of the three years under previous legislation.
The bill is the latest in a wave of anti-gay legislation passed in Africa: Tanzania, Niger and Namibia have tightened such laws in recent years, while Uganda has adopted an anti-gay law that includes the death penalty.
The Christian-majority nation of 34 million is located in western Africa. According to Amnesty International, 31 countries on the African continent have laws criminalizing consensual same-sex activity. https://twitter.com/jack_murley/status/1762973339964850673
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