Ghana’s Ex-President Opposes LGBTQ Practices

Ghana’s ex-president, John Dramani Mahama, has expressed his opposition to LGBTQ practices, citing conflict with his Christian faith.

Mahama expressed skepticism towards gender identity transitions and stated that he cannot accept a man marrying a man and a woman marrying a woman.

The country’s parliament is deliberating an anti-LGBTQ bill, which would impose severe penalties on LGBTQ community members, including forbidding Ghanaians from identifying as LGBTQ and increasing the maximum sentence for same-sex activities from three to five years.

The bill also prohibits advocating for LGBTQ rights. Mahama, who served as Ghana’s president from 2012 to 2017, lost his bid for a second term in the 2016 elections to current President Nana Akufo-Addo.