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    AROUND THE WORLD

    May 16, 2023 4 minutes

    AFRICA

    Ghana

    hanian President Nana Akufo-Addo announced at a press conference with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in late March that the country is making a proposed anti-LGBTQ+ bill “less restrictive.” Harris met with Akufo-Addo and spoke out for LGBTQ+ rights. Under the proposed bill, introduced in 2021, LGBTQ+ people (and their advocates) could face up to 10 years in prison. As it stands, the legislation would make it illegal for news outlets to distribute material the government considers pro-LGBTQ+ and require people in the country to report suspected LGBTQ+ residents. It could also force intersex people into surgery and LGBTQ+ people into conversion therapy. Public

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