LGBT Rights in Ghana
LGBT individuals in Ghana have been facing legal challenges and recently, Ghana's Western Region Minister Paul Evans Aidoo has ordered the immediate arrest of all known gay people in the Ghana's west. Human rights activists in Ghana warn of a hate campaign against homosexuals after the minister called for their arrest and local churches led anti-gay street protests. More
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Use Women039;s Decade To Change Lives Of Women - Veep - ModernGhana.com
15 Sep 13:14The Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has called on West African countries to use the African Womenrsquo;s Decade to develop strategic action plans to be implemented to achieve some quick gains for women.He said the dedication of the period...
actup.org - Ghana - Presbyterian Church (PCG) severs ties with USA over homosexuality
12 Sep 12:10article
actup.org - USA - Activist calls upon IBM, who recently opened office in Ghana, to denouce 'Arrest all gays'
10 Sep 16:09article
ILGA: LGBT RIGHTS: US COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVIST PETITIONS IBM-GHANA
09 Sep 12:09Jay Breneman, an American activist has petitioned the US multinational technology and consulting firm IBM, to denounce Ghana’s order to “Arrest all Gays.”
actup.org - Ghana - Chief from Eastern Region wants cannabis, homosexuality legalised, 'like Holland'
08 Sep 11:10article
Ghana: Homosexuals Commit Genocide By Having Sex And Must Be Arrested | The New Civil Rights Movement
07 Sep 23:23Homosexual sex is an act of genocide, says former Ghana Deputy Minister Sam P. Yalley, who wants all gay men, lesbians, and bisexual and transgender people jailed.
Ghana AG: Gay Sex Shouldn't Be Illegal | News | The Advocate
07 Sep 12:41The attorney general and minister for justice for the west African nation of Ghana announced publicly that he didn't think consensual homosexual sex should be criminalized.
Maybe it's just me...: Ghana's Attorney General Stands Up for Gays and Lesbians
07 Sep 11:08Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) Sever Ties with US Partner Over Homosexuality | African Activist
05 Sep 17:09Pages
Could Ghana Become the Next Uganda For Gays? |Gay News|Gay Blog Towleroad
04 Sep 17:06A lawyer and ex-government official in Ghana has a message for the 26 million people of his country: Homosexuality is just like genocide and should be punished accordingly. Note the ominous last line of his tirade:
Government will not legalize homosexuality and lesbianism
03 Sep 15:06Saltpond (C/R), Aug 29, GNA – President John Evans Atta Mills has stated that the Government would not legalize the practice of homosexuality and lesbianism in the country.
Ghana President: We Will Fight Vices Like Homosexuality | Care2 Causes
01 Sep 07:06Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills used a speech read for him by the Minister for Culture at a festival in Saltpond over the weekend to affirm that the government will actively fight so-called immorality and will not legalize homosexuality.
MSMGF :: Ghana's President Says Government Will Not Decriminalise Homosexuality
30 Aug 18:12The Global Forum on MSM and HIV (MSMGF) advocates for equitable access to effective HIV prevention, care, and treatment services tailored to the needs of gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), while promoting their health and human...
Ghana’s Growing Gay Pride Faces Now-Familiar Evangelical Backlash - COLORLINES
30 Aug 17:07Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, evangelical Christianity’s growth has prompted political leaders and media to incite fear of increasingly open gay communities. Ghana’s burgeoning community is the latest target.
Ghana's President Says Government Will Not Decriminalise Homosexuality | African Activist
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Maybe it's just me...: In Ghana: Some Fake claims to have a “Special Solution Center for Gays and Lesbians”
21 Aug 12:09Sunday, August 21, 2011
Gay Rights Petition: Western Region Minister of Ghana: Stop persecuting and arresting homosexuals in Ghana. | Change.org
18 Aug 16:07On July 21, 2011, it was reported that Ghana’s Western Region Minister, Paul Evans Aidoo MP has ordered the immediate arrest of all homosexuals...
Ghana: anti-homophobia group | Star Online
16 Aug 10:10Amidst a media frenzy over homosexuality in Ghana, human rights organisations in the country have joined together to establish a taskforce called the Coalition Against Homophobia in Ghana (CAHG). Coalition ...
ILGA: Ghana : Fightback begins against homophobic attacks
15 Aug 18:07After initially trying 'quiet diplomacy', Ghanaian LGBT have formed an alliance with civil society supporters to oppose an increasingly vociferous anti-gay campaign in that country.
Ghana's Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Back Down on LGBTI Human Rights | African Activist
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Gay Rights Petition: Tell PC(USA): No "Pray the Gay Away" in Ghana | Change.org
13 Aug 20:07Recently, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), moderated by Right Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, stated that the...
LGBT Presbyterians React to Ghana Church’s “Cure” Plan | World News | The Advocate
11 Aug 14:07Home > News > World News
Ghana’s LGBT Population Safe From Persecution, But Not Prosecution | Religion Dispatches
10 Aug 19:06Religion Dispatches is a daily online magazine dedicated to the analysis and understanding of religious forces in the world today, highlighting a diversity of progressive voices and aimed at broadening and advancing the public conversation.
Ghana’s Human Rights Commissioner: We’re Not Ready To Give LGBT People Rights | ThinkProgress
10 Aug 17:07NEWS FLASH Ghana’s Human Rights Commissioner: We’re Not Ready To Give LGBT People Rights | Homophobia has been escalating in the African country o
LGBT Asylum News: In Ghana, how two gay Liberian refugees survive
08 Aug 12:08Sunday, 7 August 2011
Gay Community Fights Government Attack | General News 2011-08-06
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In Ghana, LGBT community forges an alliance of allies to fight homophobic attacks | San Diego Gay and Lesbian News
05 Aug 13:07Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender News, commentary, opinion, politics, causes, entertainment, events, personals, health, wellness, sports, interviews, travel & videos.
LGBT Asylum News: In Ghana, fightback begins against homophobic attacks
05 Aug 10:06Friday, 5 August 2011
Fearful Silence Shrouds Ghana’s Gay Crackdown :: EDGE on the Net
04 Aug 12:07News sources report that efforts in the African nation Ghana to round up and "get rid of" gays have not been met with vocal resistance. To the contrary, even human rights groups have fallen into a fearful silence.
Ghanaians Objecting to Government's Order to Arrest Gays are Silent for Fear of Being Labeled Homosexual |Gay News|Gay Blog Towleroad
02 Aug 16:09In mid-July I posted about the new gay witch hunt being undertaken by officials in Ghana. Here's more on the frightening situation: “All efforts are being made to get rid of these people in the society,” Paul Evans Aidoo, Ghana’s...
Ghana rights groups warn of anti-gay hate campaign| Agricultural Commodities| Reuters
02 Aug 13:06* Ghana minister urges arrests of homosexuals* Lawyers, rights groups question legal basis for callACCRA, July 22 (Reuters) - Human rights activists in Ghanawarned on Friday of a hate campaign against
Ghana: Government minister must retract his calls for arrest of gay men and lesbians - Amnesty International Australia
02 Aug 13:06Ghana: Government minister must retract his calls for arrest of gay men and lesbians
MSMGF :: Analysis: Understanding the drivers of homophobia in Ghana
01 Aug 19:05The Global Forum on MSM and HIV (MSMGF) advocates for equitable access to effective HIV prevention, care, and treatment services tailored to the needs of gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), while promoting their health and human...
Ghana minister orders arrest of all gays in Western Region - PinkNews.co.uk
30 Jul 10:07A minister in Ghana has reportedly ordered the arrest of all gays and lesbians in the country's Western Region. Paul Evans Aidoo, the minister for the region, has directed the Bureau of National Investigations and other agencies to find gay people...
Tolerance.ca® - Ghana orders arrest of homosexuals
29 Jul 14:08It is now confirmed that the Minister for the western part of Ghana, Paul Evans Aido, ordered the arrest of all homosexuals in his area of competence
allAfrica.com: Ghana: When Homosexuality Creeps Into the Society
28 Jul 15:06allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience
A good day in Ghana
28 Jul 10:08It was in Ghana, West Africa that I was asked the most troubling question by an interview subject. Homosexuality is illegal there, but after phone-text promises of anonymity, two gay men met me in a suburban cafe outside Accra, Ghanaâs capital....
AIUK : Ghana: Government minister must retract his calls for rounding up and arrest of gay men and lesbians
28 Jul 06:08Ghana: Government minister must retract his calls for rounding up and arrest of gay men and lesbians Posted: 27 July 2011 Amnesty International today
LGBT Asylum News: Audio: In Ghana, is it getting worse for LGBT?
27 Jul 15:59Friday, 22 July 2011
Ghana government official wants to round up, arrest gays | News Blog from 365gay.com
27 Jul 06:43Gays and lesbians living in western Ghana face possible arrest after Paul Evans Aidoo, the minister for the Western Region of Ghana, called for their round-up and arrest, reports The Independent.
actup.org - Ghana - Paster say religion alone cannot address homosexuality in human rights context
26 Jul 18:26The Reverend Felix John Yeboah, chairman of the Dormaa Ahenkro local council of churches has called for a cautious approach “in our resolve to discourage the practice of homosexuality and lesbianism among our people”.
Ghana Official Orders Immediate Arrest of Gays and Lesbians | Care2 Causes
26 Jul 18:24An official in Ghana has called for the immediate arrest of all suspected gays and lesbians in the nation's Western Region.
World News: Ghana Orders the Arrest of All Homosexuals | General News 2011-07-21
26 Jul 18:17Ghana is giving Uganda a run for their money in the Worst Place to be Gay contest. While the “rounding up” of all homosexuals in the country’s western parts isn’t quite Kill the Gays Bill level sensational, it’s hard to ignore the...
Ghana Minister orders all gays to be arrested on SameSame.com.au
26 Jul 18:16The Western Regional Minister of Ghana, Paul Evans Aidoo, has triggered a witch-hunt in the country's west, ordering the arrest of all “suspected” gay and lesbian residents.
Ghana Officials Threaten To Lynch LGBT In The Country
26 Jul 18:14Not wanting its murderous homophobia to be out-shined by Africa sister nations like Uganda, leaders in Ghana have revved up their anti-gay policies, with one leader even calling for the lynching of homosexuals in the country. Details follow.
Ghana Fears Acceptance of Homosexuality Will Bring God's Wrath, Christian News
26 Jul 18:11The president of the Christian Council of Ghana has called on Christians, politicians, and the general public to resist any temptation to embrace the
Sex crimes, homosexuality and the law in Ghana
26 Jul 18:11
MSMGF :: England asks Ghana to respect gay rights
26 Jul 18:08The Global Forum on MSM and HIV (MSMGF) advocates for equitable access to effective HIV prevention, care, and treatment services tailored to the needs of gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), while promoting their health and human...
Better to be gay in the U.S.A. — than in Ghana or Uganda or . . . - PostPartisan - The Washington Post
26 Jul 15:07There are more battles to fight, but there has been no better time to be gay in America.
Ghana Moves to Arrest Gays and Lesbians | Religion Dispatches
26 Jul 10:45Gays and lesbians in Uganda are not the only ones living in fear for their lives in Africa. According to news reports from Ghana, “the Western Region Minister Paul Evans Aidoo has ordered the immediate arrest of all homosexuals in the region.”
Christian Council joins calls to condemn homosexuality in Ghana
26 Jul 10:41Christian Council of Ghana on Monday condemned homosexuality being practiced in Ghana and described it as an “unnatural and ungodly act,” which should be condemned by
Daily Nation: - Africa |Christians call for vote against gay supporters
26 Jul 10:39Ghanaian politicians who may want to push the idea of human rights far to include open support for homosexuals are in trouble
Ghana's Strong Resistance To Gay And Lesbians | News One
26 Jul 10:36Ghana has long been revered for its culture and welcoming of Black Americans, even allowing some to have dual citizenship. Though international Blacks are very much received by Ghanaians, the reception is robustly halted for homosexuals.
Harry's Place » In Ghana, is it getting worse for LGBT?
26 Jul 10:31A reported call by the Western Regional Minister in Ghana, Paul Evans Aidoo, to arrest gays is getting major coverage in Western media with, at time of writing, one petition and headlines such as ‘Has a gay holocaust begun in Ghana?’ and...
New threat for Ghana's gay community - Sophia Jones | FP Passport
26 Jul 10:25While gay Americans have a lot to celebrate lately -- the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and New York becoming the sixth state to legalize gay marriage, among them -- 76 countries still consider being gay a crime. Homosexuality has long been a...
Gay rights activist spreads his message in Ghana
26 Jul 10:15Gay rights activist spreads his message in Ghana July 29, 2010 · 0 comments A local journalist, through jhr training, prompted the first ever discus
Ghana cracks down on gays | Star Online
26 Jul 10:15Ghana's Western Region Minister, Paul Evans Aidoo MP has ordered the immediate arrest of all homosexuals in the countryâs west. Aidooo has tasked Ghanaâs Bureau of National Investigations and security ...
JURIST - Paper Chase: Ghana rights group warns of anti-gay crackdown
26 Jul 10:14The Centre for Popular Education and Human Rights Ghana (CEPEHRG) [advocacy website] warned Friday that the nation is on the verge of an "anti-gay hate campaign," following reports of government-endorsed anti-gay sentiments.
Ghanaian Regional Minister orders witch hunt of suspected homosexuals – LGBTQ Nation
26 Jul 10:10Though LGBT people are already deemed criminals in the West African nation of Ghana, it seems that persecution of gays and lesbians is only slated to get worse,…
