When they grabbed the microphone in Beirut this week, Lea boldly declared she preferred women to men, but Joseph recounted his terrifying ordeal being detained by security forces. Gay Lebanese opened up about their lives at an open mic night in the capital on Monday night, a rare such public event in the country and … Read more
A weekend seminar in Beirut to promote LGBT rights has been cancelled after “threats” from religious figures, its organisers said on Monday. The Proud Lebanon group had planned to host journalists, artists and doctors at a hotel in Beirut at an event to focus on discrimination against the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community. … Read more
Musician Efya has in an fresh interview with 3 Fm expressed her views on the subject of homosexuality–A subject that many Ghanaians don’t even want to talk about. Efya who was on 3Fm’s mid-morning show ‘Urban Blend’ shared with the host, Miriam Osei-Agyemang, her stance on the controversial issue. Efya posited that, it would be … Read more
For some time now, there have been several reactions to the issue of gay rights and whether or not it should be legalized in Ghana. This is because several countries have embraced and advocated for gay rights. One celebrity who is making her voice heard on the issue of homosexuality & lesbianism is the ever … Read more
The Greater Accra Region has recorded the highest number of maternal deaths in the country with the leading cause being bleeding and hypertension, the Ghana Health (GHS) has said. In 2016, the region recorded 197 maternal deaths and 100 of these maternal deaths were attributed to bleeding. A statement signed by Sarah Amissah-Bamfo, Deputy-Director, Clinical … Read more
Residents of Yendi in the Northern Region have revealed that the apathy toward voluntary blood donations stem from rumours about nurses at the hospital trading blood to ritualists also known in the local parlance as ‘sakawa’. Some residents who spoke to 3news.com said for fears of their blood being used for ritual purposes, they have decided never … Read more
Residents of Yendi in the Northern Region have revealed that the apathy toward voluntary blood donations stem from rumours about nurses at the hospital trading blood to ritualists also known in the local parlance as ‘sakawa’. Some residents who spoke to 3news.com said for fears of their blood being used for ritual purposes, they have … Read more
The actor was seen arriving at his art studio on Thursday sporting sunglasses and a beard. “He’s healthy and much happier,” a source tells PEOPLE. “Things with his family have improved, all is being addressed privately, and it’s serving everyone in the family well.“ Another source previously told PEOPLE the actor has been working out … Read more
The Rotaract clubs of Umat, Takoradi and UCC as part of their Anniversary embarked on a blood donation exercise at the University Of Cape Coast in the central region. The exercise was organized to secure blood for the national blood bank as well as to demonstrate their commitment to supporting society. In an interview with … Read more
The German government Wednesday approved plans to quash the convictions of 50,000 men sentenced for homosexuality under a Nazi-era law which remained in force after the war, and offer compensation. The measure marks a triumph for activists after a decades-long struggle to clear the names of gay men who lived with a criminal record under … Read more
A leading African writer has transfixed the internet with her comments on gender – but fellow Nigerians say they feel hurt. Transgender women in Africa have benefited from “male privilege” because they grew up as men. With this argument, writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie kicked off a vexed discussion, trending everywhere from Facebook to Teen Vogue. … Read more
It is not enough to have Christian and Islam holidays on the national calendar but holidays for adherents of African Traditional Religion must also be introduced, Osofo Kofitse Ahadzi, a cultural anthropologist and senior member of the Afrikania Mission, has suggested. His comment comes amidst growing controversy over the purported construction of a national cathedral … Read more
Osofo Kofitse Ahadzi, a cultural anthropologist and senior member of the Afrikania Mission, has asked homosexuals to change their sexual orientations or commit suicide. According to him, Ghana should not tolerate homosexuality because the act was unnatural and uncustomary. Osofo Ahadzi’s submission on the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class91.3FM on Monday 13 March was … Read more
Osofo Kofitse Ahadzi, a cultural anthropologist and senior member of the Afrikania Mission, has charged the leadership of parliament to put a stop to prayer sessions in the chamber before parliamentary sittings. “This brings the question of parliamentarians going to parliament and every morning holding morning devotion. What type of business is that? It is … Read more
Ghanaian actress and a television show host, Cecilia Konamah, known in Ghana’s showbiz industry as Abena Ghana, has confessed that she was once a lesbian and that she does not feel shy to tell the world about it – damn the consequence. Speaking on Hello FMs Entertainment show with Dave Hammer in Kumasi, the enchanting … Read more
Renowned female host of Adom FM’s ‘Work and Happiness’, Harry Adjoa Yeboah Asuama popularly known as Ohemaa Woyeje has rubbished rumors that she is a lesbian. Some listeners of her award-winning mid-morning show during her Friday show sent text messages seeking to know if there were some truth in the rumours that has been circulating … Read more
In my work as a lawyer, I have come across several heartbreaking stories of injustice: battered wives, abused children, innocent people incarcerated. But one story that has stuck with me is the story of a lesbian who was beaten to death in Accra. The media hardly covered her story and no one spoke up for … Read more
Russia on Tuesday said the Disney film “Beauty and the Beast” will be released with an adults only rating after an ultra-conservative lawmaker sought its ban over a “gay moment.” A spokesman for the culture ministry said the “film is coming out with a 16+ age certificate,” RIA Novosti news agency reported. The film’s director … Read more
“We reject any attempts to prescribe new rights that are contrary to our values, norms, traditions and beliefs. We are not gays”. – Robert Mugabe “If you do it in Gambia, I will slit your throat. If you are a man and want to marry another man and we catch you, no one will ever … Read more
Tanzania on Monday backed out of its plan to publish a list of names of gay people accused of selling sex online, saying this would “destroy evidence”. Deputy health minister Hamisi Kigwangalla had called a press conference on Monday to publicise the list, after announcing the plan earlier this month. “We cancelled the press conference. … Read more