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Decriminalisation of homosexuality
declaration has been made at the UN General Assembly in New York this 18th of December in favour of the universal depenalization of homosexuality
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Mar 19 2009, 4:04 AM EDT by Andre007
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Gay sex decriminalised in India
, compared to fewer than 1% in the general population. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8129836.stm Published
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Jul 3 2009, 3:58 AM EDT by
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Commonwealth Conversation
The general public has no information or understanding about this issue. This is because their mis-information comes from the media and pastors. We
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Confronting misconceptions about homosexuality in northern Nigeria
“homosexuality,” like in ancient Greece and the Mediterranean generally, is associated with power, influence, and occultism, but not necessarily
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Anal Sex
restrictions in some states, even between married couples. In general these statutes refer to anal sex acts as "crimes against nature", going back
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Homophobia and the memory of sexual exploitation
I believe you are correct in attributing the hardened attitude in the Black community against homosexuality to the racial memory of sexual exploitation during slavery. This memory has been buried so deeply out of a sense of shame it's no longer even a conscious memory, but it's been passed on from generation to generation in the form of our community's strictest taboo.
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New news feed on site
Thanks for adding this feature but i think it is too general, prefer to select only news about Ghana or maximum Africa
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Jul 17 2009, 2:50 PM EDT by
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Gay networking for community development
Friends in Christian Village informed me that local radio station Joy FM broadcast a news story about the possibility of the government deleting Ghana's law on unnatural carnal knowledge next year some time, as a necessary measure to allay fears of gay investors from providing much needed business investment in Ghana. Around Chistian Village the majority of small to medium sized business enterprises were funded by gay foreign partners. The pursuit of such opportunities has led some young men to seek a gay partnership even if their sexuality is more bi than fully gay.
Recently the government has announced an intention to exercise greater control over internet pornography through introduction of ISP filters. Both announcements present formidable challenges.
In relation to decriminalisation, whilst there are more gay friendly views expressed in the Ghanaian media, there remains a very strong view from religious groups against any liberalisation which they portray as giving the green light to a gay lifestyle. Of course not only gay men practice unnatural carnal knowledge, a quaint Victorian era term for anal intercourse, but that clause of the criminal code has only ever been used against gay Ghanaians and their foreign partners.
On the filtering front, we have seen the huge technical and associated cost difficulties in ISPs applying filters on pornography. The uncomfortable fact of life for conservatives is that many young people have embraced a Western culture of clothing, showing underwear, music and lifestyles that an older generation find alarming, yet totally unable to stop. Despite their generational differences, Ghanaians of all ages, in Chistian Village at least share a love of God, Funeral observances, Ghanaian dishes and the support of a close knit community.
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Jun 30 2010, 9:15 PM EDT by
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An option to group letter is individual emails
Does the radio station have an email address? If so, why not bombard them with emails of protest?
Also, would it be a good idea to email the justice minister, attorney general, human rights commission and commercial radio regulatory body?
A machine gun approach to protest could bring this hate rasta down and off the air.
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Apr 10 2009, 9:11 PM EDT by
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Gay rights are human rights
? " Despite increasing pressure from the developed world, culminating in the call of UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon to the African Union assembly
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May 7 2012, 8:53 AM EDT by
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Welcome from the so-called 'no-go' area of Chrstian Village, Achimota
Christian Village snuggles the perimeter of the Achimota Golf Club. It is home to many talented golfers and co-incidentally, it has a long gay history stretching back at least 3 decades. Unfortunately the regrettable action of 5 'hijackers' in the past few years has tarnished the reputation of the village and jeopardized genuine gay relationships. Fortunately, action has been taken to 'warn off' the alleged perpetrators and in some cases find alternative employment as an apprentice, training for an honest living.
It is mid June 2010 and I am enjoying my 4th week in Christian Village with my gay friend taking part in village social events and finding time to watch the World Cup events on local TV.
I am not the only gay obroni in the village. Let me say at the outset that I am a great fan of the people of Christian Village. I feel totally safe day or night anywhere in the village. Of course there is poverty and great hardship as wages are generally low but the cost of living is as high as many developed countries.
I have decided to do my best to promote the business and networking opportunities for friends in Christian Village by developing a Christian Village web site. Please check it out and give me your feed-back http://sites.google.com/site/cvghana/
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Jun 12 2010, 11:36 AM EDT by
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Perceptions from outside looking in
"There r real people looking for love, and some are just scammers, its up to u to ask Qs," Great answer blackofe. The webcam interview is almost as good as a face to face meeting in person (provided you have a good web cam connection).
The differences between advanced western countries and a (fast) developing country like Ghana are huge. Ghana has high youth unemployment with no social welfare safety net. Wages are very low but there are some well to do business men too who live luxury lifestyles too.
Thanks to social media being a global communications facility, internet dating is hugely popular in Ghana as well as in Western Countries. It is a risk in all countries since love and compatibility are so subjective and personal.
There are many genuinely gay men in Ghana looking for a man who will be their life partner. Despite a social taboo, gay men are becoming more self confident in following their sexuality and seeking discreet relationships of commitment and a shared life. Since living standards in Ghana are generally quite low, finding a partner who can offer a better quality of life, maybe a factor for some singles looking.
However, reviewing most gay dating web sites, it seems the X factor most sought by many Ghanaians is honesty, being yourself, showing full love and devotion to their future partner. However for inter-national romances to work, there needs to be lengthy probing of each others values and personalities and finding a match. Try and disregard the physical attraction completely because if the values and personalities don't mesh then the relationship will go nowhere.
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Feb 18 2012, 5:10 AM EST by
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young and beautiful,but....
Well Neil...My relationship still exsists,actually,i just came back today from visiting him...And it only added to my confusion)-: He is wonderful,kind and has a great sense of humour,but,at the back of my mind there is always this doubt...Sex comes mostly from me and he submits to it,i feel...Part of the deal??!! I am generous,he still goes to school and needs help,obviously.I am no fool,and tell him what I feel...The doubt is that it could be a cultural difference;black,white an age too... We are now "together" for 6 month and i simply adore and love him,so who cares....?! Well,I do,just as you say,if he isn't even gay,I would not continue,and he knows it.Just look on gayromeo,there are to tons of them out there,and certainly many not gay at all... I just don't want to be the "old" gay sucker,taken for a ride...lustfull and stupid..But then,maybe we are...?! Greetings from a tormented mind (-;
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perceptions of ghanaians on homosexuality
This is my third attempt to respond to your inquiry for knowledge about a universal deli-ma that is not unique to Ghana, Africa or the world for that matter. The closets are opening up across the globe and another facet of humanity comes into the light. The humanity we see is nobody new or strange only a side of ourselves we never wanted to deal with are acknowledge.
My perceptions of Ghanaians on Homosexuality, well who am I? I am black man with allegiance for two hemispheres, a love for where I came from and where I grew up and was educated. I was always very sensitive to the exploitation of the weak and if they were black was my brother and would not stand looking on. My perceptions of Ghanaians on Homosexuality is going to be influences by perceptions of my black people in USA as well.
From first hand experience i notice a parallel in the black community in America and in the black communities in the eastern hemisphere, Africa. We have strong familys with ridged expectations for the male offspring and also for the female, and then there is rigid religious or tribal influence. For generations the taboos ruled with a blood oath and male and female knew their place no matter who they were mentally, or spiritually. Homosexuality is not a new trend or fad or disease, or mental illness, its been here since day one and early civilization had no clinical or psychological explanation for it but they were very tolerant. It seem that with more colonization, education and religious indoctrination we have become more intolerant and the ten or fifteen percent of the population that walk by different beat of the drum is our enemy.
In Black America an also in Ghana or any black culture we learned from long ago that our skin color was enough to draw hostility and if we had any other mental, physical or sexual flaws deemed negative by the racial elite , we would be outcast. As result of trying to be accepted by the colonialist
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Jul 5 2010, 12:19 AM EDT by
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What is it like for gays & lesbians in Ghana?
I am not an official gay rights activist, but I am very interested in it and would be one if it were easier to get jobs in the field. If I didn't have to earn a living I would gladly do it for free. I'm sure it is very hard to be openly gay in a country where it is illegal and generally not accepted by many people. And fear of being "found out" might discourage many people from getting involved even online. Even living in a country that is making many important strides in the struggle I still have to be careful about who I am out to. It must be hard to even come out to yourself and admit to yourself that you are gay when you grow up with the common thinking that there's something wrong with being who you are. I would gladly help out as much as I can, but unfortunately I don't know a lot about what is going on in Ghana as far as activism goes, and I am not actually in Ghana. If there is ever anything I can help you out with let me know, because I would gladly do whatever I can possibly do. I am currently underemployed so I have some extra time to play with. What is the station that is playing Black Rasta and do you think I could access it in the U.S.? I know my hubby listens to some Ghanaian stations online. One thing to keep in mind too is sometimes people are very afraid of the things they don't want to admit they are. I've known a lot of gay friends who were at their most anti-gay right before admitting that they were in fact gay. Also I know that us obronis can't do it all for gays in Ghana, but we can be important allies. Maybe in time more Ghanaians will get involved too.
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May 2 2009, 3:19 PM EDT by
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Summary justice by blog - the alleged gay fake's, defense case
there is a good point here, what do oburonis get...? i hate to generalize though, so i do not neither about oburonis nor obibinis... it is true there is not much talk about what we could call white 'scammers'... lets talk about persons, and not about color... it could be called 'scamming' to take advantage of a (economically, socially...) superior position...?
would be interesting to hear opposites experiences, ikaruga pointed one already... there are more...? i am sure... (on the funny side, ikaruga, think of better say 'you are not my kind of man' better than 'you are too old'... i am not particularly into youngsters, but i never use the words 'you are this or that' in a negative context, better avoid people to feel bad or despised :-)
and yes, the subject in ikaruga's pont 2 has been touched before, indirectly: see the thread 'Gay ghanaians and gay foreigners how do they see each other...'
afoo... medase...
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Nov 21 2009, 3:53 PM EST by
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Gay News
rights. For the first time in its history, the UN General Assembly will consider a declaration urging the decriminalisation of homosexuality
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HIV/AIDS and gay sex
are 10 times that of the general male population, and stigma, poor access to treatment or testing are to blame," according to a Lancet study
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Will sanctions against Ghana work?
in Ghana, this obnoxious law runs counter to UN initiatives against homophobia and the initiatives Kofi Anan instigated when he was General Secretary
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