‘LGBTQ+ is not natural and I still oppose it’ – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has reaffirmed his firm opposition to LGBTQ+ activities, stating that such practices will not be accepted or legalised in Ghana.

Speaking during a visit to Uganda, Speaker Bagbin emphasised that the Ghanaian cultural and moral fabric does not support LGBTQ+ orientations and that attempts to introduce or normalise such practices constitute a foreign imposition.

“You can be sure that the world they want to create and impose on us will not exist while we are alive. LGBT is not African, it is not natural, and God did not create it. This is an imposition that we must all resist,” he declared.

His comments come as Ghana, like many other African countries, continues deliberations on controversies seeking to criminalise LGBTQ+ activities.

In Ghana’s case, the anti-LGBTQ+ bill was passed by Parliament during the 8th Parliament but did not receive presidential assent before the end of the term. Although President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo did not assent to the bill, he also did not refer it to the Supreme Court. Instead, legal challenges were filed by private individuals at the Supreme Court, questioning the constitutionality of the bill and aspects of the parliamentary procedure. The Court had not ruled on these cases by the end of the 8th Parliament, resulting in the bill lapsing.