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Ghanaian president delays decision on whether to sign anti-LGBTQ bill

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Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he will not sign a bill that would further criminalize LGBTQ people until the country’s Supreme Court rules on whether it is constitutional or not.

Media reports from the West African country on Tuesday note Akufo-Addo also said the measure has not reached his desk. Lawmakers on Feb.

28 approved the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill that would, among other things, criminalize allyship.

Advocacy groups in Ghana and around the world, along with the State Department and U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Virginia Palmer have sharply criticized the measure.

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