Trump presidency encourages backer of Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill
Anti-LGBTQ advocate says Trump won’t punish Ghana over gay rights
The LGBTQ rights advocacy group Rightify Ghana reported on X (Twitter):
‘Ghana Is on the Right Side of History With Donald Trump’s Return’
Moses Foh-Amoaning Pushes for Immediate Passage of Anti-LGBTQ Bill, Urge President Mahama to Sign
Lawyer and outspoken anti-LGBT advocate Moses Foh-Amoaning has called on Ghanian President John Mahama to expedite the passage of the anti-LGBTQ bill, asserting that Ghana will not suffer economically or diplomatically for standing against LGBTQ rights now that Donald Trump is U.S. President.
Speaking on Neat FM, he expressed confidence in the incoming U.S. administration under Donald Trump, whom he believes will support an anti-LGBTQ agenda in Ghana.
“Donald Trump has promised to prosecute those involved in gender-affirming care for transgender individuals, including doctors providing puberty blockers to children. That’s how far he is prepared to go. Ghana is on the right side of the United States,” he said.
The lawyer dismissed fears that Ghanaians involved in the passage of the law would face visa sanctions or lose international funding over the bill.
“If it’s because of LGBTQ that they won’t give us [Ghana] money, we don’t need …their spiritually bad money,” he said.
The anti-LGBTQ bill, formally known as the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, was written to stiffen penalties for engaging in gay sex and also to create new offences around “promoting LGBT+ activities” or engaging in LGBT+ activism.
President Mahama recently declared the anti-LGBTQ bill, which was passed by Parliament last February but not signed into law by former President Nana Akufo-Addo. Earlier this month, Mahama declared the bill dead as it was not signed into law before the previous term of Parliament ended. Mahama also suggested that promoting family values through curriculum reforms could render the bill unnecessary.
Foh-Amoaning argued that the bill had undergone thorough consultations and stakeholder engagement, making further discussions redundant.
“The bill should be passed within one month if reintroduced. A national dialogue is not needed at this point,” he said, adding that opposition from groups such as UN agencies will not change his stance.
