Lawyer Moses Foh-Amoaning, the Executive Secretary for National Coalition for Proper Human Rights and Family Values says a thorough campaign can help prevent Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Intersex (LGBTQI) in the country.
His comment comes following the decision of the International Lesbian, Gay, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) to hold a conference in Ghana.
He made these assertions at the National Dialogue Series at Koforidua in the Eastern Region.
Speaking on the theme, ‘Eliciting a Comprehensive National and Pan Africanist Response to the LGBTQI Phenomena’, he expressed optimism of kicking against such bad practices in the country through prayer and continues education to Ghanaians.
He affirmed the Coalition is none partisan and for that matter, urging political parties to add the LGBTQI to their manifesto as we hold to the polls in December.
According to him, the decision to hold a national dialogue in the various regions is to take opinions of Ghanaians on how they can combat LGBTQI since there are no customary laws binding it.
A resolution was passed at the dialogue that parliament must enact laws to bind homosexuality which the coalition will present to parliament at the end of the national dialogue in the regions.
Late 2019, individuals, groups and religions bodies, political parties and some Civil Society Organisations were up in arms over an alleged attempt by the government to introduce the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) policy as part of the basic school curriculum reforms.
Responding to the government’s assurance Mr. Foh-Amoaming revealed that there is a subtle attempt to smuggle it into the national youth policy as they prepare an Afrocentric course to be introduced in the curriculum instead of the CSE.
The National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values also passed a resolution impressing upon government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, not to issue visas to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) who are set to host a conference in Ghana.
The coalition then urged the government to declare a permanent comprehensive policy backed by an act to discourage the movement.
The resolution asserted by traditional authorities, members of the clergy, the media, civil and public servants among other stakeholders, elicited a comprehensive national and Pan-Africanist response to LGBTQI phenomena.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
