General News of Monday, 11 October 2021Source: happyghana.comBoard 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. 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. Meanwhile, fifteen renowned legal, academic and civil society professionals have filled a memorandum challenging the anti-gay legislation submitted to Parliament.

Source: GhanaWeb October 11, 2021 12:45 UTC