Transgender musician, Angel Maxine, has responded to a question posed by one of the eight Members of Parliament sponsoring the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, amidst ongoing debates over the controversial anti-LGBTQ bill.
Dafeamekpor quizzed Maxine of her gender after she claimed that she has chats and incriminating information about some gay politicians and vowed to reveal names if the anti-gay Bill is passed in Ghana.
“Are you [Angel Maxine] a woman?” the South Dayi MP asked while speaking on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem.
The question was not taken lightly by the transgender, who took to Instagram to rant and use some unprintable words on the legislator.
She also had some questions of her own. She wanted to know why Dafeamekpor was curious about her gender. Also, she wanted to know the MPs was concerned about her impact on society following her revelations.
“Rockson – Nelson Dafeamekpor, have you felt the impact? Why, are you scared? Why are you concerned if I’m a man or a woman? Like something?
The proponents are keen on having the bill passed before Parliament goes on recess for the Yuletide season. Already, Speaker Alban Bagbin has pledged to see to its approval before the end of the year.
Reacting to recent debates on the bill, with regards to the deletion of some clauses in the bill and the jail term to be imposed on one caught flouting the anti-LGBTQ bill when passed into law, which saw the South Dayi MP, Dafeamekpor, play a key role, Angel Maxine noted that her side will be ready to drag Parliament to court should it approve the bill.
In an Instagram post, she indicated that the current state of the bill contravenes the 1992 Constitution and infringes one’s human rights.
“Pass the bill… I’m daring you to pass your copy and paste bill; the bill they’ve been helping you edit for 2 whole years and counting. NONSENSE We will be waiting for you in court to educate you on how this hate bill is against the constitution of Ghana and human rights in general. Ofui bofrot!,” she wrote.
