76crimes.“I can tell you that it is more than COVID-19, and I am happy that our beloved country, Ghana, is together in this,” Bagbin said. “The President has spoken, our traditional leaders have spoken, our religious leaders have spoken together, and Ghanaians have spoken with one voice, and we don’t want to do anything that has to do with LGBTQ activities.”Activists have condemned the bill, which they say also promotes conversion therapy.
Rights group Rightify Ghana wrote on Twitter that the bill will negatively impact LGBTQ Ghanaians when it comes to their health, housing, and employment. “His statement lacks sympathy for those who have lost families and friends through COVID,” Rightify Ghana said, according to PinkNews.