Parliament of Ghana Passes Amended Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, " Only Left with Presidential Assent"
- The Parliament of Ghana has officially passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 (popularly known as the anti-gay bill)
- Following intense statutory revisions, the newly passed legislation features sweeping new amendments that provide some immunity to journalists and doctors, lawyers, etc, from criminal sanctions
- With the parliamentary process fully completed, the controversial bill is now only left with the final transmission to the President for official executive assent
The Parliament of Ghana has officially passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, popularly known as the anti-gay bill.
Source: UGC
The legislation, which seeks to criminalise LGBTQ+ activities, scaled its final legislative hurdle with new amendments that introduce specific legal exemptions to protect certain professionals.
With the parliamentary process fully completed, the bill is now only left with transmission to the President for official executive assent.
Under the newly inserted clauses, journalists and media organisations are entirely exempt from criminal sanctions when reporting on LGBTQ-related issues or current affairs in the course of their professional duties.
Additionally, the law protects medical professionals, ensuring that doctors, surgeons, psychologists, and therapists providing clinical, surgical, or counselling services to LGBTQ individuals will not be penalised.
Public attention now shifts entirely to the executive arm of government to see how the Presidency will handle the final transmission and assent.
The X video below shows the moment Members of Parliament passed the revised Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill.
The X post below shows Honourable Sam George, a leading sponsor of the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, celebrating after its successful passage in Parliament.
Lawrence Tetteh advise against politicising LGBTQ+ issues
YEN.com.gh earlier reported that renowned Ghanaian televangelist Rev Lawrence Tetteh has weighed in on the recent debates on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
Speaking on GTV on Thursday, April 9, 2026, he cautioned politicians against politicising the debate about homosexuality, warning that it could result in division and cause harm.
Source: YEN.com.gh
