Parliamentary committee to resume public hearings on anti-gay bill
The bill, known as the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 has generated debates all over the country and beyond
The Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament will today, November 29, 2021, resume its public hearings on memos it received regarding the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill before the House.
In its second round of public hearings, the committee is expecting to hear from about eight or nine organisations that submitted memos either in support of the bill or otherwise.
“The number of memoranda that we have received are many but we are envisaging eight or nine persons or organizations to appear before us today, Monday. We have read the memoranda that they submitted so they will be given some minutes to actually go through what they have submitted and then members will ask questions for clarification,” Kwame Anyimadu, Chairman of the committee said.
The bill, known as the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 has generated debates all over the country and beyond. Initiated by eight members of Parliament, it seeks to criminalize LGBTQI+ activities and advocacy.
In its first hearing on November 11, about nine organisations, from christian groups to human rights advocacy groups made presentations before the committee.
