Controversial anti-LGBTQ bill presented to Parliament for second reading
Parliament is to resume consideration of Ghana's controversial anti-LGBTQ bill. The bill, formally titled the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, was presented again for second reading in the House on Thursday, marking the latest stage in its long and contentious journey through Parliament.
The bill was originally introduced in June 2021 by a bipartisan group of Members of Parliament led by Ningo-Prampram MP Sam George. The bill underwent its first reading in August 2021 and was subsequently referred to Parliament's Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee for scrutiny. On February 28, 2024, Parliament passed the bill following its third reading. The legislation did not receive presidential assent before the end of the Eighth Parliament and subsequently lapsed upon the dissolution of Parliament ahead of the 2024 general election.
In the Ninth Parliament, sponsors of the bill reintroduced it as a private member's bill. The bill was formally laid again earlier this year and referred to the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee before being returned to the House for renewed second reading consideration. Its return to Parliament is expected to reignite debate across the country.
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Ghana's Parliament is again considering the anti-LGBTQ bill, a move reigniting a nearly five-year-long debate. The bill's journey through the House has sparked intense reactions both nationally and internationally - but what could happen next?
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