The Battle for or Against Homosexual Rights in Ghana.

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• Frank K. 10 years ago

  Mensah Dekportor, read over your stupid article once again, you will see it yourself that your stupid article carries no weight in any way.
  
  It is as usual a stupid article with a partisan background. Stop your partisan and ...
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  Mensah Dekportor, read over your stupid article once again, you will see it yourself that your stupid article carries no weight in any way.
  
  It is as usual a stupid article with a partisan background. Stop your partisan and tribal nonsense.

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• Member of the Jury 10 years ago

  Dekportor lives in Germany where same sex unions are legal and ant-discrimination laws protect all minorities including Ghanaians living there.
  
  It is outrageous for him to write an article advocating the preservation of t ...
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  Dekportor lives in Germany where same sex unions are legal and ant-discrimination laws protect all minorities including Ghanaians living there.
  
  It is outrageous for him to write an article advocating the preservation of the discriminatory 'unnatural carnal knowledge' law which the judge correctly identified as bad law and accordingly stuck down.
  
  Why is it bad law? In the first place it is in contravention of the United Nations Charter of Human Rights to which Ghana is a proud and esteemed member. That right means ALL citizens regardless of their sexuality are entitled to privacy and freedom of association. Tasmanian state law prohibiting unnatural carnal knowledge were held to be in breach of the UN Human Rights Charter when challenged by an Australian gay man, Rodney Crooke also 2 decades ago. It just shows how slow that Ghana's legal fraternity has taken to call out the same bad law but better late than never.
  
  This article completely misses the point with no legal basis for his malevolent views. Legal cases are won and lost on legal frameworks, precedents and Ghana's commitment to its international treaties and legal obligations thereunder.
  
  In time, Ghana will realise that marriage equality has benefited all countries adopting it. Apart from the economic benefits to the tourism industry associated with marriage ceremonies, the recognition makes for a more harmonious society. South Africa has had no adverse impact from allowing all citizens to marry, regardless of their gender. That change in the law came about from a ruling of the constitutional court of South Africa. Let's hope Ghana's Supreme Court will make a similar ruling when presented with a test case.

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• JD 10 years ago

  Thanks for your sensible point.

  Thanks for your sensible point.

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• EDUARDO DOMINGO 10 years ago

  EVERY DAY AND AT ALL TIMES IT IS COMING TO LIGHT THAT THE BLACK MAN IS THE ACTUAL ISRAELITE, THE EGYPTIAN, ASSYRIANS , JEBUSITES ETC, TALKED ABOUT IN THE BIBLE, GOD ONCE DESTROYED SODOM AND GOMMORAH , NOW IT IS CLEAR THAT SOM ...
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  EVERY DAY AND AT ALL TIMES IT IS COMING TO LIGHT THAT THE BLACK MAN IS THE ACTUAL ISRAELITE, THE EGYPTIAN, ASSYRIANS , JEBUSITES ETC, TALKED ABOUT IN THE BIBLE, GOD ONCE DESTROYED SODOM AND GOMMORAH , NOW IT IS CLEAR THAT SOME OF THEM ESCAPED AND ARE NOW RESURFACING AND WORKING AGAINST GOD'S INTENTION OF REPRODUCTION. WELL IT IS AN EVIL SPIRIT GENERATED THING, I AM AGAINST HURTING THEM IN ANY WAY, BUT THEY MUST NOT BE ABLE TO BRING THE CURSE OFFICIALLY ON GHANA'S HEAD!!

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• SAKA 10 years ago

  No matter what our courts say, the pressure from gay activists in the west is going to mount. I can sell u the Akosombo Dam if u think the USA is going to respect our courts. Kenya has decided that legally it is a crime and ...
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  No matter what our courts say, the pressure from gay activists in the west is going to mount. I can sell u the Akosombo Dam if u think the USA is going to respect our courts. Kenya has decided that legally it is a crime and it means nothing to the west. This is not a legal battle. What is stopping some African govmts is that they know most African see gayism as taboo. Any opposition would have a field day.

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• Kofi 10 years ago

  We are going to use our "thumb" power to tell MP"s to legislate that marriage is between a man and a woman who are not direct siblings. Any MP who refuses to do that would be voted out. We will make sure they listen to the ma ...
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  We are going to use our "thumb" power to tell MP"s to legislate that marriage is between a man and a woman who are not direct siblings. Any MP who refuses to do that would be voted out. We will make sure they listen to the majority.

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• Greg 10 years ago

  If it's "unnatural," it's impossible.
  
  So a law that makes impossible illegal can hardly be a legitimate law.

  If it's "unnatural," it's impossible.
  
  So a law that makes impossible illegal can hardly be a legitimate law.

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