We support the anti-LGBTQ Bill, we’ll help to fine-tune it – Pentecostal and Charismatic Council

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) says it is in full support of the new private members’ bill that seeks to criminalize LGBTQI activities in the country.

According to the council, the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill which has been presented to Parliament for passage into law is a step in the right direction.

In a statement, the group indicated that it will not hesitate to give backing “to the consultative processes leading to its fine-tuning and passage into law in Parliament”.

It argued that its position on this new bill stems from its long-standing and consistent biblical position on the preservation of God’s original plan for marriage, procreation and the preservation of the family value system and any attempt to pervert this system would be fiercely resisted through all spiritual, physical and legal means.

The Bill, which is being sponsored by eight MPs, is the first major step Ghana has taken to clearly criminalise LGBTQ people.

The legislation, titled 'The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021', will among other things ensure jail terms for some LGBTQ activities.

To this end, GPCC said, “we are by this statement reiterating our support to members and leadership of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament and our courageous MPs promoting the drafting, laying, and passage of the Bill into the law.”

---citinewsroom