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Anxiety grips LGBTQ+ people in Ghana after office shutdown

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – Many LGBTQ+ persons in Ghana are now living in fear after police raided their community center in the capital, Accra to shut it down. On Wednesday police stormed the office space which is within a residential community to lock it up. The shutdown was carried out reportedly on the orders of the owner of the facility who gave… Read More
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Over 100 feminists solidarize with LGBT+ Ghanaians

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , , ,
– – A group of over 100 Ghanaian feminists have announced their solidarity with “LGBT+ Rights Ghana and queer and transgender Ghanaians everywhere.” Members of the LGBT+ community in Ghana have come under serious attack following news of the commissioning of an office and work space for them in Ghana’s capital Accra. Ghana is a highly conservative and religious nation,… Read More