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The primary advocate for the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill, Samuel Nartey George, expresses hope that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will fulfill his promise by signing the bill into law. On Wednesday, February 28, Parliament passed the bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill.
The bill prohibits LGBT activities and criminalizes their promotion, advocacy, and funding. Individuals caught in the act could face a jail term ranging from six months to three years, while promoters and sponsors of such activities may be subject to a three-to-five-year jail term.
Before the passage, sponsors of the bill filed a motion for a further consideration stage. Sam George informed journalists in Accra on Wednesday, following the bill’s approval, that they trust the President will uphold his commitment of prohibiting gay activities during his tenure by signing the bill into law.
“It is our belief that this will be communicated from the Speaker’s Secretariat expeditiously to His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. It is our hope, our prayer, and belief that President Akufo-Addo will be a man of his word and stick to the words he spoke to the Anglican Church in the Eastern Region when he said under his watch LGBTQ will not be established.”
“When he gave assurances to members of the clergy that he was going to ensure that anything that promoted LGBTQ would be dealt with. There is nothing that deals with LGBTQ better than this bill that has just been passed by Parliament. We expect the President to walk his talk and be a man of his word,” he stated.
