Campaigners call for gay rights vote in Ghana
Ghana's LGBTQ community is calling for a referendum on the rights of homosexuals in the country.
The
group says they can prove there are more gay Ghanaians than thought but
most are hiding due to fears of persecution and discrimination.
Homosexual acts are illegal in Ghana, and many religious groups and politicians are vehemently opposed to legalising it.
But speaking
to BBC Pidgin, activist Philcollins
Agbedanu Kröger accused the parliamentary speaker, Mike Oquaye, of not being
“fair” in taking a dogged stance against gay rights.
“Gay
and lesbian rights legalisation is not an individual issue, it should be
debated in parliament and call for referendum so people can vote.”
The
growing pressure from LGBTQ group follows comments by US Ambassador to Ghana
Robert Jackson, who revealed Ghana is likely to legalise homosexuality within
in a decade.
He said: “Statistics indicate that probably 10% of people are born gay.
"I
think there are far more gays in Ghana than Ghanaians realise but
because of societal pressure, societal attitude, they keep their
sexuality private."
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