Despite looming threat, a celebration of Ghana’s LGBTQI+ citizens
Affirmation of LGBTQI+ people comes in the shadow of repressive anti-LGBTQI+ bill.
Despite the threat of Ghana’s harsh anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which has remained in limbo since being passed by Parliament in February, the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Rightify Ghana is celebrating the lives of Ghana’s sexual minorities.
While the bill awaits action by both the Supreme Court and President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Nov. 15 Rightify Ghana published a jubilant illustration “Celebrating LGBTI+ Ghanaians” and added these joyful affirmations:
You are enough!
You are brave!
You are beautiful!
You are powerful!
You are worthy of love!
You deserve to live, grow and thrive!
You are valid. Take pride in your identity/identities 🏳️🌈🏳⚧. Choose to love yourself unconditionally and practice self-compassion.
