Popular Ghanaian YouTuber, Ama Governor, who is a pansexual living in Ghana has been denied a call to the bar.
The news which broke on Twitter on November 9, has got the social media platform buzzing.
It is reported that the Ghana Legal Council denied her access to the bar due to her affiliation with the LGBTQ community.
Also, it has been said that a petition was filed against her by an unknown person, which resulted in the punitive decision that was taken against her.
She, along with her disgruntled friends, have taken to social media to cry about the ordeal.
According to them, it is not fair for the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) to stop her from becoming a lawyer at the eleventh hour when she has passed all her exams.
Twitter has been flooded with divergent views on what people make of the situation. While some agree with the GBA, others believe Ama Governor must be allowed to become a lawyer regardless of her sexuality.
Why are they treating Ama Governor like this, which kind authorities be this?
— Dr King Winter (@I_Am_Winter) November 9, 2022
Whatever your stance on LGBTQ is, you can’t be so crazy as to think people should be denied their hard earned place as members of the Ghana Bar simply because they publicly support LGBTQ. Ama Governor deserves her bar call.
— Kwame Dussey𓃵 (@fatheranthoni) November 9, 2022
No offence to anyone please ,but if Ama governor was promoting LGBTQ on her channel then I think it’s the law that has got to her,LGBTQ is illegal in Ghana and promoting it isn’t something you should be doing if you want to get a job that’s mainly about the law .
— Owuraku (@ransfordddd) November 9, 2022
A petition dubbed “Justice for Ama Governor” is being circulated.
I just signed this important petition. Please add your voice too, and share it with everyone: https://t.co/nE6loeGw83 via @SumOfUs
— KALYJAY (@gyaigyimii) November 9, 2022
Meanwhile, a bill has been introduced in Parliament that, if passed, will effectively ban and criminalize all forms of LGBTQ+ activities in Ghana.