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Christian Council seeks copy of amended anti-LGBTQ+ bill for legal review

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (371+ words) The Christian Council of Ghana has announced plans to formally request a copy of the amended Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, from Parliament to enable its legal team to conduct a thorough review of the proposed legislation. According…...

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'A man will never marry a man here in Ghana' " Hassan Tampuli vows

2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (396+ words) The Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli, has reaffirmed Ghana's opposition to same-sex marriage, insisting that the practice will never be legalised in the country. Speaking at the 4th Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Sovereignty and Values, ongoing in Accra,…...

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Moses Foh-Amoaning urges African Parliaments to unite against international LGBTQ advocacy

6+ hour, 26+ min ago  (428+ words) Anti-LGBTQ campaigner Moses Foh-Amoaning has called on African parliaments to develop a coordinated strategy to resist what he describes as aggressive lobbying by the United Nations and other international organisations in support of LGBTQ rights. Speaking at the closing forum…...

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Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill: Sam George shoots down Bagbin's request for reconsideration

23+ hour, 34+ min ago  (755+ words) His comments come in response to concerns raised by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, who recently requested a reconsideration of the bill following its passage by Parliament on May 29, 2026. Speaking after addressing lawmakers, diplomats, and policy experts at the 4th African…...

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Minority demands original 2024 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill be sent to Mahama for assent

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (478+ words) The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill (Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill) passed by the 8th Parliament in 2024 to be reintroduced in its original form and transmitted to President John Dramani Mahama for assent. In…...

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Speakers at African Conference urge President Mahama to assent to anti-LGBTQ bill into law

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (650+ words) Speakers at the Fourth African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Sovereignty and Values in Accra have called on President John Mahama to assent to Ghana's Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill when it is presented to him. The conference, which…...

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Reversing Anti-LGBTQ Bill passage will be difficult - Atta Akyea

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (361+ words) Former Abuakwa South MP, Samuel Atta Akyea, has questioned the practicality of attempts to halt the progression of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025. He argued that the legislation has already been validly passed by Parliament. His remarks…...

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Only constitutional breach can justify reopening Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill - Joe Wise

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (281+ words) Former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Speaker Alban Bagbin's concerns over the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, popularly known as the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill. Speaking in…...

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Mahama right to seek legal advice on Anti-LGBTQ bill - Christian Council

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (462+ words) The Christian Council has thrown its support behind President John Mahama's decision to subject the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, popularly known as the anti-LGBTQ bill, to further legal and constitutional review before deciding whether to assent to…...

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Bagbin suspends Parliament sittings for anti-LGBTQ conference in Chamber

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (161+ words) Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has suspended sittings of Parliament for three days to allow the Parliamentary Chamber to be used for an African parliamentary conference focused on LGBTQ-related issues. The event has brought together leaders of African…...

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