Ghana Parties Stoke Anti-LGBTQ+ Sentiment Ahead of Election

Lagos, Nigeria — Ghana’s LGBTQ+ community faces an impossible choice in next month’s general elections after the leading presidential candidates all promised to crack down on gay rights to tap into widespread anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in the country.

One of the first tasks the winner of the December 7 vote may face is to sign into law or veto a bill parliament passed earlier this year that includes jail time for anyone identifying as LGBTQ+.

The Supreme Court is due to rule on the bill’s…