The Minister-Designated for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has openly announced his opposition to same-sex marriage in Ghana.
Issues of same-sex marriage have been a subject of debate over the course of the years with a bill at present before Parliament looking to criminalise activities of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transsexuals (LGBTQI+).
At the point when asked by a member of the Appointment Committee of Parliament, Gizella Tetteh of his position regarding this situation, the nominee said he disapproves firmly of same-sex marriage.
The Draft regulation on same-sex marriage before Parliament would make identifying as gay or even a partner to the LGBTQ people group a second-degree lawful offense deserving of five years in jail — with supporting for LGBTQ privileges deserving of as long as 10 years.
Same-sex conduct is now culpable in Ghana with violators facing a three-year sentence, however the new Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Right and Ghanaian Family Values Bill seeks to criminalise identifying as gay, lesbian, sexually open, transsexual, pansexual, nonbinary, strange, a partner "or some other sexual or orientation character that is in opposition to the twofold classifications of male and female."