Inusah Fuseini, a former Tamale Central MP, and Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, a member of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, have differed on the Promotion of Proper Sexual Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values bill, better known as the anti-LGBTQ law.
According to Inusah Fuseini, when the bill becomes law, other issues will be introduced as well. However, Dafeamekpor reacted that the bill will contribute to the preservation of Ghana’s social structure and cultural norms. As stated by him, the current law is insufficient to address LGBTQ+ activities, which is why the bill is necessary.
The South Dayi politician added that it is unfortunate to believe the bill solely aims to regulate activities in Ghanaian bedrooms. He claimed that LGBTQ advocates’ vitality and commitment are too obvious to be disregarded.
“It is a very tragic view to take on this matter because he [Inusah Fuseini] demonstrated a certain limited understanding of what is happening with this LGBTQ matter. And it is not correct to limit the discussion of LGBTQ activities to bedrooms and in-camera dealings because it has gone far beyond that. This cannot be limited to that, when a group of LGBTQ practitioners is sponsoring huge billboards to be raised in this country.
“When they decide to introduce literature to our children who are below age 10 to be indoctrinated into LGBTQ activities, it is no longer a bedroom activity. When persons of the same sex decided to publicly marry, it is no longer a bedroom activity. We seek to protect the pollution of our social fabric and cultural values.”
Rockson Dafeamekpor
Furthermore, Mr. Dafeamekpor claimed that the current law has limitations when it comes to dealing with LGBTQ activities and that the bill must be passed.
“The law is limited in scope and that is why the police have complained that prosecution of persons caught engaged in the act is difficult because the scope of the current law is limited.”
Rockson Dafeamekpor
Network Of Churches Protest Against LGBTQ+
A protest against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) activities in the nation was led by the Abrem-Agona Network of Churches in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality in the Central Region.
They expressed their disgust at the practice, which they saw as a violation of God’s plan for procreation and multiplication, and urged all Christians to make it clear that they opposed the practice. “LGBTQ+ is a taboo,” “God created Adam and Eve and not Adam and Steve,” and “Even animals don’t practice LGBTQ+” were among the slogans on the protesters’ placards.
Others read; “say no to any form of unnatural intimacy,” “Normal women marry men”, and “Leave a good legacy for your generation.”
According to the Parish Priest of St. John, Reverend Father Theophilus Nkrumah Hagan, the Evangelist Parish in Abrem-Agona, any ideology of rights and freedoms must yield to Ghanaian culture, tradition, and the teachings of the Christian faith.
He added that homosexual intercourse was not a complementing relationship that could transmit life and that same-sex marriage was immoral and contrary to God’s plan for marriage.
In this regard, the European Court for Human Rights has declared that same-sex “marriages” are not protected under the concept of a human right, making it clear that gay relationships do not actually constitute marriages that are equally binding on men and women. The priest therefore explained that in order to uphold the Christian faith, the Abrem-Agona churches’ leadership had decided to adopt a clear stance on the issue.
The protesters prayed for the government and the people, requesting God’s blessing for a tranquil and hospitable environment in Ghana that would improve the plight of the populace. The network urged churches to strengthen their commitment to promoting Christian family values, despite attempts to influence them through social, cultural, religious, or political means.
The paramount Chief of Abrem-Agona, Nana Essuakor Terpor V, reminded Ghanaians of how God had previously punished the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah for having “same uncouth sexual patterns in deviance to the natural order.”
“That is why we expect the government to give a sense of urgency to our crusade against LGBTQ+ and to facilitate the passing into law the promotion of proper human sex rights and Ghanaian family values before Parliament.”
Nana Essuakor Terpor V
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