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General Secretary for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) , Mr John Boadu, says the Party will not support the activities of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) in any way.
John Boadu, who made this statement while speaking at the Eastern Regional Delegates Conference in Kyebi on Sunday 17th October 2021, noted that although the party respects the rights of the individuals in the act, the actions of the group are against the principles of the New Patriotic Party.
“The NPP will not support the activities of the LGBTQI+ community .We respect the rights of the individuals but cannot support actions that are against our principles. But should there be a regulation, we would ensure that their rights are protected, but we will not support LGBTQI+ activities,” the General Secretary for the New Patriotic Party (NPP , Mr John Boadu told party faithful’s.
The ‘Promotion Of Proper Human Sexual Rights And Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021’, which is yet to be considered by parliament, seeks to unequivocally criminalize LGBTQI+ activities.
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According to the bill, people of the same sex who engage in sexual intercourse are “liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than seven hundred and fifty penalty units and not more than five thousand penalty units, or to a term of imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than five years or both.”
The bill also proposes that a person who, by use of media, technological platform, technological account or any other means, produces, procures, markets, broadcasts, disseminates, publishes or distributes a material for purposes of promoting an activity prohibited under the Bill, or a person uses an electronic device, the Internet service, a film, or any other device capable of electronic storage or transmission to produce, procure, market, broadcast, disseminate, publishes or distribute a material for purposes of promoting an activity prohibited under the Bill, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a term of imprisonment of not less than five years and not more than ten years.
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