The bill passed unanimously on Friday and is expected to be signed by President John Dramani Mahama. It would impose up to 10 years’ imprisonment for promoting, sponsoring, or advocating LGBTQ acts and three-year terms for engaging in LGBTQ acts. It bans funding of LGBTQ groups and activities while adding exemptions for legal professionals, media members, and healthcare professionals. Same-sex sexual relations are already criminalized under a colonial-era law, with no prosecutions reported. Human rights groups condemned the bill as violating constitutional rights and enabling discrimination and abuse.
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