The Vice President of the United States of America has come under fire for supporting the anti-LGBTQI bill, according to Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin.
He labeled her opposition to the bill as being undemocratic.
The Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, which seeks to criminalize the behavior of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) people in Ghana, is currently being discussed in Parliament. Kamala Harris added her voice to the discussion.
She referred to the anti-LGBTQI+ bill as an insult to the nation’s minority group.
It seemed to touch on human rights, according to Kamala Harris.
When US Vice President Kamala Harris visited Nana Addo at the Jubilee House on Monday, March 27, 2023, Nana Addo responded to a question by confirming that the bill is currently before Parliament and has not yet been approved by the lawmakers.
However, Bagbin said “the Vice President of the USA, Kamala Harris did yesterday, these things should not be tolerated, that is undemocratic. What is democracy? That someone should have to dictate to me what is good and what is bad? Unheard of, because we have decided to devalue ourselves and go begging? Come on, we have more than enough. God has created more than enough for every person, the Bill will be passed.”
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Additionally, he criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for lacking the authority to intervene in the anti-LGBTQ bill that is currently being considered by Parliament.
“A word to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. There’s no way he can intervene. That answer he gave, wait until we pass it, and we will direct you to execute it, that is where you come in. In terms of the law which is part of the policy, we will finalize it, then the executive has the authority to implement it. Let’s get this clear,” he stated.
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If enacted, the Bill would call for jail time for those who engage in same-sex behavior as well as various forms of support for the LGBTQ+ community.
The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, which is anti-LGBTQ, was introduced to Parliament in June 2021.
The bill, among other things, aims to make it illegal to support LGBTQ+ rights or to identify as LGBTQ+. Offenders risk receiving jail time.
