The Government is currently in talks with the Speaker of Parliament to reintroduce the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021, commonly referred to as the 'anti-LGBTQ bill'.
President John Dramani Mahama who made this known today (Friday, February 28, 2025), said this time around, the government plans to sponsor the bill itself, rather than leaving it to private members.
This move comes after the bill was passed by Parliament on February 28, 2024, but has yet to be signed into law by the President.
President Mahama who was addressing a Christian leaders at his Fellowship with the Clergy ceremony at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), said only two genders exist – a man and woman.
“I as a Christian, uphold the values that only two genders exist as man and woman and that the marriage is between a man and woman. I have spoken with the Speaker so that a renewal of the expired Proper Family Values Bill should be a bill that is introduced by government rather than as a private member motion.
“It is my hope that that consultation will see a renewed proper Family Values Bill. I believe that my leadership should be a reflection of the people that I govern and upon this I stand firm,” President Mahama said.
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