According to the report by the Ghanaian Times on Thursday, the passage of the bill will protect the pristine Ghanaian cultural norms and values systems.
The report noted that at the second reading of the Bill on Wednesday which was laid in Parlia¬ment on August 2, 2021, the Chairman of the Committee and Member for Asante Akim Central, Kwame Any¬imadu-Antwi, said though majority of Ghanaians were in favour of the passage of the Bill, there were significant human right concerns which are worthy of consideration.
It explained that the 25-clause private members’ Bill seeks to provide for proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values, proscribe same sex relationships, propaganda of advo¬cacy for or promotion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex (LGBTQI+) related activi¬ties, provide for protection of and support for children, persons who are victims or accused of same sex and related activities and other persons and related matters.
The report quoted Mr Anyimadu-Antwi as saying that upon the presentation of the Bill, over 200 memoranda were received for and against the Bill by religious groups and rights groups with nine public hearings.
He also told the House that based on those public hear¬ing inputs, changes, including the change of title of the Bill to Promotion Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2021 were made.
In conclusion, Mr Anyimadu-Antwi disclosed that the Cath¬olic Bishops Conference in their engagement with the committee said that “God loves the doer, but hates the act” and stated that in as much as the Ghanaian society frowns on same sex relationships, efforts must be made to reform persons who are involved in the act.
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