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Ayariga: Focus Should Be on Presidential Assent, Not Reintroduction of "Passed" Anti-LGBTQ Bill

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Mahama Ayariga: Focus Should Be on Presidential Assent, Not Reintroduction of "Passed" Anti-LGBTQ Bill

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Mahama Ayariga: Focus Should Be on Presidential Assent, Not Reintroduction of “Passed” Anti-LGBTQ Bill

Rightify Ghana @rightifyghana.bsky.social · 8h

Mahama Ayariga: Focus Should Be on Presidential Assent, Not Reintroduction of "Passed" Anti-LGBTQ Bill

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The Majority Leader in Ghana’s Parliament, Hon. Mahama Ayariga, has stated that there is no need to reintroduce the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, arguing that the legislation was already passed by the previous …

Joy FM / Joy Prime Journalist Kwaku Asante Questions Ghana’s Priorities Amid Anti-LGBTQ Bill Debate

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“We Take Loans from Countries That Protect LGBTQ+ Rights—Yet Jail Our Own” - JoyNews TV Journalist Challenges Fellow Ghanaians To Rethink Morality, Justice, and Democracy

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"Why Are You Running" - 📢 Minority MPs Demand Answers Over Missing Anti-LGBTQ Bill

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"Why Are You Running" - 📢 Minority MPs Demand Answers Over Missing Anti-LGBTQ Bill

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“We Thought the Bill Had Been Passed” — Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga Revives Expired Anti-LGBTQ Bill After New Version Disappears from Order Paper

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“We Thought the Bill Had Been Passed” — Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga Revives Expired Anti-LGBTQ Bill After New Version Disappears from Order Paper

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The Majority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Mahama Ayariga, has revealed that the government initially believed the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill—popularly known as the anti-…

“We Thought the Bill Had Been Passed” — Majority Leader Explains Confusion Over Anti-LGBTQ Bill

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“We Thought the Bill Had Been Passed” — Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga Revives Expired Anti-LGBTQ Bill After New Version Disappears from Order Paper

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“You Will Want It, Paa” — Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin Jabs NDC Over Anti-LGBTQ Bill Disappearance

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“You used it to win elections. Now when your stakeholders — the international community — are warning you, you want to run away? Run away to where? You are in the kitchen; you will see the heat.”

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“You Will Want It, Paa” — Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin Jabs NDC Over Anti-LGBTQ Bill Disappearance

“Today, you don’t want LGBT, you will want it,” he told them across the aisle.

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MPs Clash Over “Missing” Anti-LGBTQ Bill as It Disappears from Order Paper in Ghana’s Parliament

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MPs Clash Over "Missing" Anti-LGBTQ Bill as It Disappears from Order Paper in Ghana’s Parliament

A heated debate erupted in Ghana’s Parliament on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, after Members of Parliament noticed that the anti-LGBTQ Bill wasn't advertised
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A heated debate erupted in Ghana’s Parliament on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, after Members of Parliament noticed that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, popularly known as the anti-LG…

Rightify Ghana @rightifyghana.bsky.social · 3d

Since it remains on the Order Paper, the bill will continue to appear until it is officially introduced through the First Reading — the formal start of its legislative journey.

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The bill, which has been reintroduced by ten Members of Parliament from both the governing NDC and the opposition NPP, was programmed on the Order Paper for today’s sitting. However, the First Reading did not take place before adjournment.

Rightify Ghana @rightifyghana.bsky.social · 3d

Parliament Adjourns Without First Reading of Anti-LGBTQ Bill

Parliament of Ghana adjourned sitting today, October 21, 2025, to tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., without the First Reading of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, popularly known as the anti-LGBTQ bill.

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Rightify Ghana @rightifyghana.bsky.social · 3d

Parliament of Ghana has programmed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill for its First Reading today, October 21, 2025. The bill is co-sponsored by MPs from both the governing NDC and opposition NPP, including Sam George and Rev Ntim Fordjour, marking a bipartisan effort

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Ghana’s Parliament Reconvenes; Anti-LGBTQ Bill Unlikely to Be Debated Despite Reports

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10 MPs Reintroduce Anti-LGBTQ Bill as Parliament Resumes

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10 MPs Reintroduce Anti-LGBTQ Bill as Parliament Resumes

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Ten Members of Parliament, led by Samuel Nartey George and Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, are set to reintroduce the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 — widely known as the anti-LGBTQ bill…

Anti-LGBTQ Campaigns in Ghana Are ‘Manufactured Crises’ Fueled by ‘New Missionaries, Mostly White,’ Says Academic

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Anti-LGBTQ Campaigns in Ghana Are ‘Manufactured Crises’ Fueled by ‘New Missionaries, Mostly White,’ Says Academic

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Professor Emerita Takyiwaa Manuh, a Senior Fellow at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and one of the country’s most respected academics and human rights advocates, has descri…

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Weaponising Homophobia in Ghana’s 2024 Elections: Anti-LGBTQI+ Rhetoric, Disinformation, and the Struggle for Inclusive Democracy – A Report

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Torture, blackmail, extortion: the dangers of queer online dating in Ghana

💥 Attacks against the LGBTQ+ community have increased as criminals – who use social platforms to lure victims – are emboldened by openly homophobic politicians

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♨️ The Assin North Experiment: Homophobia as a Political Strategy

The use of homophobia as a deliberate political strategy in Ghanaian elections did not emerge suddenly in 2024, it was sharpened during the Assin North by-election of June 27, 2023. Read...
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Zongo Leaders in Kumasi Threaten Violence Against Gays and Male Crossdressers at Wedding Ceremonies

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Zongo leaders in Nima, Kumasi, banned male crossdressers from dancing at weddings, warned women against inviting them, and ordered DJs to stop music if they saw them dancin
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Zongo leaders in Nima, Kumasi, banned male crossdressers from dancing at weddings, warned women against inviting them, and ordered DJs to stop music if they see them dancing.