Human Rights activist and musician, Deborah Vanessa and her brother, Wanlov Kuborlor have reacted to the passing of the Anti-Gay Bill.
Mental health advocate, Abena Korkor has also joined them in protesting against the bill.
Abena Korkor in a recent post that the Bill was an imposition of the human rights of the LGBTQ community.
According to her, the laws is not being fair to individuals who choose to be different in the society.
Deborah Vanessa otherwise known as Sister Derby added her voice by asking what problems the Bill will solve.
She took to X to ask if the passing of the Bill would stop the incessant power outages in the country or fix the bad roads that cause accidents or build schools and hospitals.
She further quizzed if the passing of the Bill would stop plastic pollution, and Galamsey’s activities among others.
Some people also asked Sister Derby if the presence of the LGBTQ community was going to solve any of the problems she listed above.
A few hours ago, the Parliament passed the Anti-Gay Bill.
The bill proscribes LGBTQ activities and criminalizes its promotion, advocacy and funding.
Persons caught in the act would be subjected to a 6 months to 3 year jail term with promoters and sponsors of the act bearing a 3 to 5 year jail term.
Ahead of the passage, sponsors of the Bill filed a motion for a further consideration stage of the bill.
The lead sponsor, Samuel Nartey George proposed that clauses 10 and 11 of the anti-LGBT which deals with editorial policies of media firms be subjected to article 12 of the 1992 constitution which provides for the freedom of the media.
The amendments were approved by the House as part of the bill.
The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin on his part also filed a motion for clause 12 of the bill which deals with the funding of LGBT activities to be subjected to the constitution but that was negated by the House.
The passage of the Bill by Parliament comes a day after the Board Chair of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, called on President Akufo-Addo to reject the Bill.
Prof. Gadzekpo argued that the bill undermines fundamental human rights protected by the Constitution, including the rights to dignity, freedom of speech and association, procession participation, academic freedom, equality, and non-discrimination.
Speaking at a press conference focused on human rights and a rights-based approach to supporting sexual minorities in Ghana, Prof. Gadzekpo emphasized that upholding rights and freedoms is crucial to constitutional democracy.
She warned that altering these rights could jeopardize Ghana’s democratic principles, highlighting the significance of the issue for all citizens.
The Bill would now require presidential assent to come into force. President Nana Akufo-Addo has not confirmed if he would sign the bill into law.
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