LGBTQ Ghanaians are raising funds and garnering support after political leaders have issued a barrage of anti-gay attacks in local media.
The tipping point for Ghana's LGBTQ movement came at the end of February, when police raided a newly opened LGBTQ center. Since then, conservative religious and political leaders then launched an ongoing homophobic media blitz against Ghana's queer community.
On February 27, days after the center was shut down, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo pledged that same-sex marriage would not happen during his presidency.
Some politicians are proposing to criminalize LGBTQ people and any promotion of homosexuality. The anti-gay propaganda has created a dangerous environment for anyone who appears to be LGBTQ,