[ 2021-02-23 ]

Calls for closure of LGBTQI office inhumane – Gay advocate
Executive Director for the Lesbian, Gay,
Bi-sexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex (LGBTQI)
rights Ghana, Alex Kofi Dinkor, has described the
persistent calls by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’
Conference and the Member of Parliament for Assin
South Constituency, Ntim Fordjour for the closure
of their office in Accra as unfortunate.

Law lecturer and anti-gay rights activist, Moses
Foh Amoaning, in 2020, attributed the increasing
number of LGBTQI to the failure of successive
governments to address the LGBTQ menace in their
manifestos.

Recently, the LGBTQ+ opened an office to serve as
a safe haven for members of the community, a move
which has been fiercely opposed by critics of the
group including Foe Amoaning.

Critics of the LGBTQ have called on the government
to shut the office and prevent the group from
holding any form of meeting in the office.

Member of Parliament for Assin South Constituency,
Ntim Fordjour, says the influence of the west on
Ghana’s society relating to LGBTQI infiltrations
remains an age-old pressure, which must be
resisted as long as the pressure shows no
indication of abating.

"Contrary to the notion that persons practicing
LGBTQI in Ghana are discriminated against, I
strongly hold the view that persons practicing
LGBTQI are rather unfortunately pampered and
treated with kids globe in Ghana," he said.

Speaking to host of Atinka FM’s AM Drive,
Kaakyire Ofori Ayim, Executive Director for LGBTQI
Rights Ghana, Alex Kofi Donkor, said the community
faces series of abuses every day.

According to Alex Kofi Donkor, the Ghana Catholic
Bishops’ Conference has failed to extend love to
the LGBTQI as the church preaches.

“We are all Ghanaians and no one is more
Ghanaian than the other. The LGBTQ community faces
a lot of abuses and the office is just to act as a
safe haven where abused persons will be offered
counselling and the like”, he added.

Source - Atinka Online

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