Gay community in konongo, ghana

Homophobia is not uncommon in Ghana, where gay sex is already against the law and carries a three-year prison sentence, but now the LGBTQ+ community is feeling terrorised. A new bill, passed by. Some residents of Konongo Zongo were joyous on Saturday when Black Sherif was adjudged the Artiste of the Year at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards VGMA. Those who had stayed up to watch the event took to the streets a little after 2 am jumping and celebrating their young talented act. The residents were captioned in a video shared on social media praising Black Sherif for his achievements on the night.

Charlie Dior offered a raw and candid perspective on the challenges of being associated with the LGBTQ community in Ghana. Speaking on the Girls Aloud podcast, Dior addressed the societal hostility faced by individuals with diverse sexual orientations, explaining why he would never openly declare himself as gay—even if he identified as such. “Let’s be [ ]. The judgment comes at a time when the country is engulfed in a debate over a dangerous anti-LGBT law which would take persecution of sexual and gender minorities and their allies even further. Yet, violence against LGBT people is prevalent , and persecution has escalated in recent years with debates about the bill. Prince Obiri-Korang, a law lecturer at the University of Ghana, initiated the suit to overturn the law.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) people in Ghana face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. [5] Sexual acts between males have been illegal as "unnatural carnal knowledge" in Ghana since the colonial era. The majority of Ghana's population hold anti-LGBTQ sentiments. [6][5] Physical and violent homophobic attacks against LGBTQ people occur, and are often. Richard Ammon. Intro: Three stories from Ghana reveal the repression and fear that gay people live with in their personal lives, on the streets, and accessing health care. There seems no room for discussion or tolerance in this homophobic Christian and Islamic culture.

The homophobia and discrimination faced by the LGBT community in Ghana is "promoted" by three institutions, according to Dr Anima Adjepong, a US-based Ghanaian sociologist researching gender. Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo is yet to sign the bill into law, as he awaits the outcome of two ongoing legal challenges to the proposed law at the country's Supreme Court. Human rights activist Alex Kofi Donkor told DW that the timing of the bill couldn't have been worse for members of his community. For this bill to have taken shape and taken hold of the Ghanaian society, whereby it has gone through parliament and gone through the executive arm of government and now to the judiciary level, really goes to challenge our existence as Ghanaians, and it is challenging our democracy in various ways," Donkor told DW.