A coalition of gay rights activists, known as the Coalition Against Homophobia in Ghana (CAHG), has been formed to tackle ongoing anti-gay sentiment throughout the country.
The coalition was formed last Thursday and consists of several gay rights organisations and activists from within the nation.
The coalition comments: “Recently, the President, John Evans Atta Mills, denounced homosexuality and promised to take steps, although unspecified, to combat it. Thus, it is no surprise that in this context, the Western Region Minister, Paul Evans Aidoo, made an order for the ‘immediate arrest of all homosexuals in the (Western) region’.”
“CAHG vehemently denounces these types of sensationalist, unfounded, and bigoted attacks against LGBT Ghanaians, who are brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, daughters and sons of Ghanaian families just like any other Ghanaians.”
Pink Paper previously reported that Ghanaian politicians, religious figures and press organizations had been involved in the homophobic wave sweeping across the nation.
The group also comment: “Contrary to unsubstantiated and speculative remarks that homosexuals are ‘evil’, ‘filthy’, and ‘ungodly’, LGBT people are our family members, co-workers, worshippers, taxpayers, voters, media people, pastors and lovers who deserve the same rights and protection under the Ghanaian Constitution as anyone else.”
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