On Feburary 22, Euronews reporter, Ignatius Annor from Ghana, came out as gay on live TV, and shared a message of solidarity with the country’s LGBTQ+ community, which regularly faces discrimination and persecution.
Annor appeared in a segment on Joy News about LGBTQ+ rights in Ghana, after the country’s first LGBTQ+ community hub opened, sparking backlash from far-right and religious groups, which argued LGBTQ+ Ghanaians do not have rights according to the country’s legislation.
In response to the situation, Annor said: “This is going to be the very first time that I am using your medium to say that not only am I an activist for the rights of Africa’s sexual minorities, what you will call the LGBTQ+ community, but I am gay.” He continued.