‘Trumu Trumu’ at Independence Square

In a show of brazen bravado, a gay couple, who have been identified as Lue and Rue from South Africa, have stormed Ghana, promoting same-sex marriage which is considered illegal.

The gay couple took over the revered place where the independence of Ghana was declared, the Independence Square in Accra.

As a national monument, Independence Square has hosted several of Ghana’s independence anniversary parades and other national events.

Social media was awash with passionate condemnations yesterday, when pictures of the gay couple, Lue and Rue, went viral in what appeared to be a well-organised photoshoot, promoting the rainbow community in Ghana.

CONCERNS

The concerns raised by Ghanaians did not only condemn the preaching of LGBTQI in Ghana, but also the location for the shoot, a sacred place that symbolises the independence of the nation.

The pictures were posted with a caption that appears to communicate freedom for the LGBTQI community in Ghana.

The post praised the country’s failure to pass the anti-gay bill, saying it would be unjust to imprison someone for their identity.

Many have questioned the effectiveness of surveillance in the country, given that after taking those pictures at the Independence Arch and splashing them on social media, these individuals are still touring parts of Ghana, promoting the act which the nation abhors, without the security taking its course.

Meanwhile, there is loud silence on the legislation to criminalise same-sex intimacy in Ghana after the 2024 election.

Though the legal tussle ended days before the end of the Akufo-Addo era, it is unclear if Parliament resubmitted the act that was passed to him for a presidential assent.

It is also unclear whether the presidency, following the determination by the court, informed Parliament to resubmit the document for an assent before dissolving on the eve of January 6, 2025. The practice has been that all bills passed by parliament, but do not obtain presidential assent before the dissolution of that parliament are ineffective. Parliament would have to go through the entire process of lawmaking to get it passed.

When the 9th Parliament commenced, the Speaker, Rt Hon Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, indicated that the anti-gay bill would be reintroduced.

PRESSURE

Meanwhile, pressure is being mounted on the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nettey George, to speak on the LGBTQI issue. Social media users are on him for being the lead proponent to have the bill passed when in opposition, but has remained silence since coming into office.

He has been reminded that in opposition, he stated that President John Mahama would “know no peace” from him if he won the election, but failed to sign the anti-gay bill into law.

The Ningo-Prampram MP, Sam George, has yet to make known the next line of action, given that he was very formidable on the subject during opposition days.

Though President Mahama, in a meeting with a section of the clergy in the early days of his second coming, argued that the bill should be sponsored by the government to embody the national cohesion, the Speaker, weeks after the President’s statement, mentioned the anti-gay bill as part of the Private Member’s Bills to be dealt with by the Parliament.

However, six months in office, the private member’s bill or the government-sponsored bill has yet to be introduced in Parliament.

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