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Smart Travller web site warns of travel to Ghana
Sep 11 2010, 5:04 AM EDT
If planning a visit to Ghana, you should read the web site on http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/ghana Under local Laws, section of that travel advice, there is a reminder of the 7 year minimum prison sentance imposed for homosexuality. Until such time as the UCK (Un-natural Carnal Knowledge) provision is removed from Ghana's Criminal Code, travel to Ghana by foriegn visitors comes at a huge potential personal risk. This archaic provision is damaging Ghana's international reputation in up-holding the human rights of all its citizens, but also comes at a huge economic cost as tourists can find much safer, less risky tourist destinations where a beautiful holiday is not turned into a nightmare as some corrupt or opportunistic police office seeks to exploit UCK for financial gain. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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1. RE: Smart Travller web site warns of travel to Ghana
Sep 11 2010, 11:18 AM EDT
Couldn't agree with you more ghana is definitely a no go area for gay tourists and aside the police, finding genuine guys is almost impossible.
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2. RE: Smart Travller web site warns of travel to Ghana
Sep 12 2010, 2:32 AM EDT
I visited Ghana first time in 1997 to meet a penfriend from Sunyani in Accra and we had a wonderful time,travelled at the coast without any homophob reactions.The law was not observed in that time as in many other countries where it is illegal,but on each visit to Ghana in the following years I could feel more homophob reactions and you can feel save only if you stay in European owned guest houses and meet very selected guys.There is a roll back of gay-exceptance in whole Africa (except South Africa) . I believe that there will be no change to the better for the next decades.Religious fundamentalism(christian and islamic) is spreading. Senegal was recommanded as a holiday destination for gays who love black guys by the biggest German gay-magazine in the 70s ,Gambia was likewise until recently and today it just could be warned to visit these countries as gay( google gay plus countryname and you know what is going on). Even in Kenya I felt very unfomfortable last year. A tremendious roll back in gay exceptence.
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