Ghanaian open transgender musician and LGBTQ+ activist, Angel Maxine, has warned that all legislators and religious leaders involved in same-sex activities will be dragged into the mud should Parliament pass the Promotion of Proper Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill.
She made the threat in an Instagram post where she shared an audio recording of a conversation between herself and a purported Member of Parliament who is interested in her.
“We’re going down together, including the religious leaders,” she wrote.
The genesis of the conversation is unknown, but the brief conversation sees the male voice pleading with Angel to think about something he has requested. He further went on to assure her that her safety is guaranteed, as he has done on several occasions.
“Angel, please, you think about it. I’ve defended you, protected you before. Angel, don’t do this to me,” a male voice says in an Instagram post shared by Angel Maxine.
Her warnings come in the wake of recent remarks by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin, affirming that the anti-LGBTQ+ bill will indeed be approved before Parliament adjourns for the Christmas break.
In an earlier post, she cautioned the MPs seeking to criminalise LGBTQ activities to be wary and focus on helping their constituents. She also accused some politicians of heavily engaging in same-sex activities.
“President Nana Akufo-Addo, check the Jubilee House well if there are no LGBTQ+ people working there. All you these so called politicians, you drive your cars, go and park at Labone secondary school, PRESEC, UPS and your pimps will arrange the boys and bring to you. They are peoples kids, yet their parents are on social media attacking queer people. Do you think we don’t know? People you have abused, people you have molested, people who are hurt, everything is on this paper and they’re ready to talk,” she alleged.
“Pass the bill and I will show you your MPs who are LGBTQ+. You think I have not seen gay politicians? All the MPs who have been texting people to get them boys to sleep with. All of the politicians who have been begging pimps to hook them up with boys. All your chats and conversations are here (points to a pile of documents). Pass the bill and I will expose your family members and children who are queer people. All those queer celebrities, also cannot speak for themselves,” she added.