‘Banning dildos could lead to the collapse of many marriages’ - Nana Yaa Jantuah

In discussions surrounding the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has asserted that banning dildos under the proposed legislation could lead to the collapse of many marriages in Ghana.

Speaking on UTV, Nana Yaa Jantuah argued that dildos help sustain many marriages, adding that prohibiting them would negatively affect numerous couples.

She clarified that she has never seen one personally and only knows about them through television and her own reading. According to her, the devices are often described as "complimentary gadgets" because they help keep partners together.

“Dildos help sustain marriages in Ghana; banning them could lead to the collapse of many marriages. I've have not seen it personally before, I only see it on TV and I've read a lot around it and I have learnt that's what sustains marriages,” Nana Yaa Jantuah stated.

Supreme Court rules that using dildos and vibrators unlawful

Meanwhile, in July 2024, a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a suit challenging the constitutionality of Section 104(1)(b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

The provision criminalizes sexual intercourse in an unnatural manner, even between consenting adults. The case also generated public discussion regarding the legal status of sex toys in Ghana.

On July 24, 2024, the Supreme Court upheld that the existing law, which makes it unlawful for both heterosexuals and homosexuals to engage in anal sex, does not violate the 1992 Constitution.

Pursuant to Section 104(1)(b) of Act 29, any person aged 16 years and above who has unnatural carnal knowledge with another person, even with consent, commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to three years' imprisonment.

The ruling has been widely interpreted as reinforcing restrictions on activities deemed to constitute "unnatural carnal knowledge" under Ghanaian law, with discussions often extending to the use, sale, and importation of sex toys such as dildos and vibrators.

Anti-LGBTQ Bill: Dildos help sustain marriages in Ghana; banning them could lead to the collapse of many marriages. - Nana Yaa Jantuah #UTVGhana pic.twitter.com/RtCr5hFey9

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