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Ghana's parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+.
It also imposes a maximum five-year jail term for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups.
Lawmakers heckled down attempts to replace prison sentences with community service and counselling.
It is the latest sign of growing opposition to LGBTQ+ rights in the conservative West African nation.
The bill, which had the backing of Ghana's two major political parties, will come into effect only if President Nana Akufo-Addo signs it into law.
He previously said that he would do so if the majority of Ghanaians want him to.
Gay s*x is already against the law in Ghana - it carries a three-year prison sentence.
Last month Amnesty International warned that the bill "poses significant threats to the fundamental rights and freedoms" of LGBTQ+ people.
Activists fear there will now be witch-hunts against members of the LGBTQ+ community and those who campaign for their rights, and say some will have to go into hiding.
This was echoed by the head of the UN body tackling Aids, Winnie Byanyima, who said: "If Human Sexual rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill becomes a law, it will exacerbate fear and hatred, could incite violence against fellow Ghanaian citizens, and will negatively impact on free speech, freedom of movement and freedom of association."
She added that it would "obstruct access to life-saving services" and "jeopardize Ghana's development success".
The bill proposes a jail term of up to 10 years for anyone involved in LGBTQ+ advocacy campaigns aimed at children.
It also encourages the public to report members of the LGBTQ+ community to authorities for "necessary action".
MPs said the bill was drafted in response to the opening of Ghana's first LGBTQ+ community centre in the capital, Accra, in January 2021.
Police shut the centre following public protests, and pressure from religious bodies and traditional leaders in the largely Christian nation.
At the time, the Christian Council of Ghana and the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council said in a joint statement that being LGBTQ+ was "alien to the Ghanaian culture and family value system and, as such, the citizens of this nation cannot accept it".
The bill approved by lawmakers is a watered-down version of an earlier draft - for instance, jail terms have been shortened and a controversial clause on conversion therapy has been removed.
During the days-long debate, the deputy parliamentary leader of the governing party, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, suggested further changes.
He said lawmakers should decide, via a secret ballot, whether people convicted of being members of the LGBTQ+ community should be imprisoned by the courts or ordered to do community service and undergo counselling.
However, he was heckled into submission by lawmakers who supported prison sentences.
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The unironic reddit bardfinn Jannys can try as hard as they can but horse voices will never be silenced.
#horselivesmatter
#listentohorsevoices
#fightforhorseequality
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gay guys act like they were held captive in a dog crate for their entire childhood just because they lost their virginity like two years later than their straight high school friends https://t.co/RDnl0JK1M9
— Czech Hunter (@hauntedbottom) February 22, 2024
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Rip /h/femboy
I saw in a couple post like this
https://old.reddit.com/r/MildFemboys/comments/1aw3n6t/fellas_how_do_we_feel_about_chubby_femboys/
that many fat femboys are trying to break into the scene, probably because the average zoomers BMI has been skyrocketing
Do you think they have the right to call themselves femboys or should they lose the weight?
- Arkham_Knight : This guy went for the "cutest" guy while being a , what did he expect
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I don't know if he views jail as punishment https://t.co/rFAEWSfuo9
— Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸 (@tariqnasheed) February 14, 2024
- J : Because your just being a b-word
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Like seriously. I had to b-word out of it today even with plenty of lube cause it felt like I was getting torn in half. Like what the frick bussy? How could you do this to me?
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A local queer bar near me has nights for specific communities sometimes so like there's gay nights, lesbian nights and trans nights they do others too I think. I went to a gay night with my boyfriend a few days ago. It was really fun for the first part of the night. We were talking to some people and I mentioned that i'm a trans guy (it was relevant to the conversation) I thought the people we were talking to were cool with it but like a little later one of the security told me I had to leave because I'm trans and that was making other people uncomfortable.
I didn't think going to a bar for gay men as a gay man would be a problem? The security guy told me I should go to the trans night instead. I just wanted to have fun with my boyfriend I didn't like mean to make anyone uncomfortable or anything. Was I in the wrong for going? I just want opinions tbh
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- CREAMY_EGG_NOG_ORGASM : Reporting to make my post more eye-catching
- Y : Reporting to make their post more eye-catching
- Awoo : This is a disgusting and eye-catching thread and I am brimming with rage
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I noticed on days where I've had a lot of fiber, that my poop is rock hard and if I hold it in for a few days, I have a big log just chilling in my butt. It feels really good when the big poop log presses up against my prostate so I like to frick myself with it by pushing it out and sucking it back in (over the tub) and I've gotten so good at it that I can c*m hands-free.
Only problem is, that as I'm cumming and having epic poopygasms, my butt convulsions mush up the poop, which totally ruins my fibrous poop dildo. Should I just let the poop fall out of my butt and put it back in for later, or is there a way to not mush the poop or pinch my loaf????
Any tips and tricks would be much appreciated
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- whyareyou : please go wank on a proper porn site thanks
- RdramasChiefHomophobe : Gays not be degenerate freaks Challenge:Impossible
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