Leading advocate for the Proper Human Rights and Family Values Bill, Samuel Nartey George, recently explained his determination to criminalize same-sex activities in Ghana.
As the Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, he cited an incident involving an LGBT+ activist attempting to influence his children in school as his primary motivation.
During an interview with Bola on Starr Chat, Sam George expressed his outrage when musician and model Deborah Vanessa provided LGBT+ education during a visit to his children’s school.
“For those who say why is Sam George interested in this, I am absolutely not interested in what you do in the privacy of your bedroom. It is not my business… it is because these same people have taken what is their private perversion and are bringing it into my children’s classrooms; North Legon Little Angels.
“They take somebody who calls herself an influencer and a so-called social media celebrity. Takes her to the school, sit her with children aged 8 to 11 and tells them that it is okay as children for boys to love boys and for girls to love girls,” he stated.
Asked who he was referring to, Sam George responded saying “she calls herself Deborah Vanessah or whatever,” adding that she was engaged in the grooming of the schoolchildren.
After parliament’s endorsement of the Proper Human Rights and Family Values Bill, also referred to as the anti-gay bill, a video featuring Deborah Vanessa’s visit to Little Angels School has emerged on social media.
In the video, Deborah Vanessa is seen seated on a panel and addressing the students of the school. She explains the existence of various sexual identities beyond male and female, asserting that it is not incorrect to identify differently from these two genders.
“Some people will argue with you that we have only two terms; we have man and woman… we actually see that we have different types of humans. Am I lying? So no matter what you call a person, no matter what, sometimes you can see a boy two years or three years old being girly. We have different types of people and you have to accept because that is what you see. So I feel like we shouldn’t discriminate for how they’ve been created; how they were born, who they are. That’s the same as people being racist to us as black people because we are black. You didn’t ask to be black or you didn’t ask to be Asian. So for me that is my reasoning. You don’t have to judge especially if you are religious; if you are a Christian…” she told the students.
The Proper Human Rights and Family Values Bill prohibits activities related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) individuals and criminalizes their promotion, advocacy, and financial support.
Individuals found engaging in these activities may face imprisonment ranging from six months to three years, while promoters and sponsors could be sentenced to three to five years in jail.
Having obtained parliamentary approval, the bill now awaits endorsement from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to formally become law.
Yes, indeed we have different types of people that’s why we need Laws to protect the society we live in. We have people born as Burglars, Armed Robbers, rapists murderers, purveyors of unnatural forms of sexual practices etc.. We know that sex between men and women is for procreation but I don’t know what same sex sexual practices are for. What is it for? I am wondering if these advocates of this practices would explain to Ghanaians what they intend to achieve in this unnatural forms of behavior. Very simple. Maybe we are all missing something very precious and important. Just Shut it if you cannot tell Ghanaians any benefits derived from your Unnatural behaviors. But, for what I know the gates of Hell is waiting for these purveyors of these unsavory activities according to the Holy Bible.