How Queer Ghanaians Are Fighting Homophobia
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- Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2021
- As a controversial anti-LGBT bill makes its way through Ghana’s parliament, reports of attacks against queer people have spiked. The draft law would criminalize everything from queer identity to advocacy. VICE News meets with the activists and public figures fighting for and against the bill.
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Gay or not, we all need a mother like this woman. Not perfect but one that can learn and grow. A fully functional and evolving person. Wish more Africans were like her instead of being stuck, jaded, judgmental and angry. I am African so I speak from firsthand experience of Africans from more than 23 different countries for all 30 years on earth. They can be wonderful a pinch but the rest is pepper and salt.
Most people are amenable to reason, tried convincing my parents for years wouldn't budge, however after the got to know a few of them it all melted away. No demons but human beings. Its fear at the root of lgbtq hatred only sustained advocacy will bring a new future.
The problem with this is who then rights these legislations because most people have a bias. People will never agree collectively what is right or wrong because there are to many influences from history that guide the world we live in. I hope we can start making the right decisions but it will be a lengthy process and I do agree with you.
what an amazing mother!!! hearing about how the community is condemned and even afraid to speak out so now the responsibility falls on their loved ones to advocate for their SURVIVAL is powerful.
Tears gathered in my eyes when the interviewer asked the Pastor if he has ever had a conversation with a queer person, and he answered No.
So I ask why this hatred when you don’t even know the people you are targeting?
@Sophie_LOVE Any form of half baked love rooted in discrimination isn’t welcomed.
You can nicely keep your love and support, we don’t need it.
T for thanks.
It's not African culture for the most part. Just stay in your country. You can't force your values on people that are disgusted my them. The same way you feel about them is the same way they feel about you 10 times over.
@Sophie_LOVE on the day of judgement you will see what you have done. The lies you tell yourself. God knows. God knows what you are. Enjoy your suffering
@Sophie_LOVE “we don’t hate you we just hate everything about you that makes you who you are”
@@ii954 “we love you and care about your well being so much for you to not fall into delusion”
This is a prime example of why you should never mix religion with politics and government because the second you do one religious group will start cracking down on things they don’t like for example homosexuality, and other religions that they don’t like or approve of.
Facts, religion shouldn’t have anything to do with politics and neither should being lgbtqia+ because love isn’t political
@@bunz637 preeeeeeeeeach!! That’s exactly what I’m thinking too because why should it matter if you want to be gay or straight because as long as you’re being you you’ll have a good life and why should any government be able to tell you what you can and can’t do in regards to love and happiness.
Well said 👏
The fact that that cancer called religion still gets respected in current society is baffling. It should not be given any respect by any government. It should be stripped of all authority. It should be reduced to something so spiritual, so personal and so small It does not spill past your home.
@@SL-pg4dh I’m fine with religion being around as long as it stays in peoples homes and the church’s, temples, mosques, etc just as long as it stays there and dose not get mixed up with politics.
I love that Angel has a supportive mother. It's truly important for parents to stand up for their children, it's empowering.
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@Godwin Ok how do you kno she’s not a grandmother already they have other siblings and she talked about how hard it was to accept her but at the end of the day that’s her child. A real parent doesn’t throw their child away like trash and is sad that you can’t see that.
@@pyscez93 if they have parents that believe in Yah I don't think any parent would want their child/children bound to hell. You can't live any kind of way and think you gonna be in Yah's Kingdom. But then there are some that don't believe so sad!!!
@@jmartin8049 and he deals with the head there are ppl in the Bible who didn’t live by his ways but still looked at their heart
@@pyscez93 you have to repent and turn from your wicked ways. In his Kingdom you can't live any kind of way.
My boyfriend is from Accra and is so humble, open , and caring about everyone- no matter how they identify. He is traditional but is sensitive to other humans . It’s one of the reasons I love him . I got my African man without the oppressive mentality that sometimes come with dating men from strong patriarchal societies.
Which meant that he is a simp that does whatever u want him to do just to make u and only u happy
wtf this got to do with lgbtq africans fighting for their rights.
I will also simp to leave this country.
u must b drunk
You sound desperate for attention.. .
The calm and dignity of the interviewer-in the face of such hate, ignorance, and evil... beautiful. Every queer child needs this mother and this interviewer in their corner, one passionate and fiery, the other appealing to the intellect.
Where is the hate?
Was she not allowed to ask her questions?
The country can not allow deviant Behaviour to flourish. Ghanaian leaders are well educated and know what they are talking about.
So don't be deceived that because they abhor homosexuality therefore they are homophobic.
Stop your ignorance.
It is even offensive to suggest that because as a society we decide that we do not need homosexuality, we shall suffer economic consequences. Are people that silly to even link anti homosexuality to economic pestilence
I rushed to comment section hoping to catch the artist name so I can listen to her after but instead I saw your comment about "every queen child needs this mother..." and I immediately clicked 'like'without knowing why your said this. Then I continued watching until I got to @16:30 and this mother brought me to tears. Anthony you are right. Every queen child need a mother like her.
hate, ignorance and evil comes from the likes of you that are trying to corrupt children with degeneracy.
Queer child? What do you mean? Why not adults too???
@@Ryenrein And trans gender ideology is hatred. Hatred of the family, hatred of women, hatred towards people of faith, and hatred towards children. And hatred towards the nature of reality and truth.
That's soo sad that a Transgender PERSON will have a suicidal plan if the human violation bill passes. Also God Bless the soul of the pastor that is blatantly denying criminalization of the LGBT community in the bill. As a out and proud lesbian I shed tears for my family in Ghana. God Speed To Equality
@WebIntelify is beating jailing and arresting better to you? This mentality is so deeply toxic and unhealthy because god forbid you have a sister brother friend who you love and dont want to die. I hate people like you who think their christian their not
this is a prime example of someone comfortable in their own ignorance to the point they make excuses for it, EVEN when they know what they feel, believe and do is immoral. there are so many people like this and it's horrible to experience firsthand. god bless everyone in Ghana who has to deal with this horrific type of prejudice.
That ending was heavy.
Naw lite
Light
The ending had me crying. I don’t want Angel to kill herself.
@Peter Tosh ur a messed up individual
@Peter Tosh wo gyimii You’ll eat your self up in your own soup.
*himself
@@addis8228 wow smfh
@@pyscez93 nah those LGBT peeps messed up in the head
Ghanian politicians: LGBTQ+ is a western influence
Ghanian faith leavers: We are primarily a Christian country
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The irony
I'm not sure Christianity qualifies as a western concept
Lol educate yourself about Christianity
@@jamesbat09 true it's from Judaism which itself is from Caanitism or whatever in Western Asia/Middle East. Funny how problems always start there!
@@spicychad55 It's still foreign.
Angel and her mother are both amazing people.
i can relate especially the last part. she is brave for showing her face which puts her into more danger. ghana is not safe if the bill is passed.
No Ghana is safe if the bill does pass
@@liltree8382 ruclips.net/video/WT9r19aSl2w/видео.html
@@liltree8382 no
My own people are so hateful. Yet we wonder why our country isn’t progressing. We are so stuck in these mindsets. All these old fashioned ways of thinking. Large portions of women stop working after marriage. The act of sex is seen as something so secret that many are assaulted and never seek help. And people don’t have access to safe sex education, increasing disease rates. Mental health is seen as a western issue, so many in our country suffer in silence. child abuse is normalized so much that its even taught to new parents. Religion controls our entire government. Our country will never grow if our mindsets don’t grow. It’s saddening and sickening
So so true. Thank you for this comment
In America...alot of the most vicious anti gay preachers were closeted homosexuals...in Africa...hmmmm ?
Lgbt has nothing to do with progress
Look how dumb that argument is did Saudi Arabia and China had to accept it to develop their nations
@@kvng7273 but we didn’t have the same Starting recourses. We don’t have a 1billion plus population and lots of land. And most of our population allow our land and natural recourses to be stolen from us or sold for barely anything. Also in china people are still more accepting of lgbt than Ghana.
When she said she would just kill her self so that she could be free… even the slaves knew that death was better than bondage!
@@TheRoundtable_RTG not at all Because I’m comparing freedom with freedom…it flew right over your head.
@@TheRoundtable_RTG it’s not a false equivalency because for trans and gay men there is bondage by society and they can not change who they are it’s not a choice it’s in there DNA… just like the Africans couldn’t change who they were and rather die then be held bondage… clearly she said she will rather die so that she could be free.
@@TheRoundtable_RTG once again it’s not a choice it’s who they are…just like you are who you are and it’s who they are…that’s like a white person telling a black person that they have a choice to be black or white smh no they don’t because they were born that way.
@@TheRoundtable_RTG bye sir it’s always the ones from the outside looking in smh there might be differences but it’s the same message… you should try to empathizing with people then you would know it’s not a choice.
imagine being so hateful and corrupt that you criminalize basic human rights..
Me and my mum aren't allowed to shag each other, wheres our human rights?
@@chaosmonkey9987 nobody is stopping you. So congrats you just proved the point.
@@mrs8306 im straight fool😂 and i think that people are allowed to marry or be with whoever they want, if you hate on gays, lesbians, trans people, etc. it shows that you are weak, and afraid of them for some odd reason😂 the more gays there are, the more girls there are for straight guys so why do yall complain about them??😂 you are very clearly the “degenerate” here
@@ChocolateEffigy actually incest is a crime.
yes liberals are doing that everywhere
I want to relocate Ghana but that is my deterrent. I'm proud of my African ancestry, but the reality is scary to me. I'm also part of the LGBTQIA community by no choice of my own I was born this way. And even if it is not obvious it still hurts.
Nobody is born that way
@@liltree8382 I was born with both sets of genitals. Don't tell me what I KNOW about my body. My man genitalia were preserved while they decided that I should grow up a boy. I grew up thinking I was transgender. And once I grew up I had to undergo the surgery to correct the decision others made for me, when they should have let me make that decision for myself when got older. If you dont understand ask a question but don't just assume because you have hangups about people's private lives. These people are human beings, and your perspective isn't more valid than thiers. What you are doing is the same thing that American whites do to Black people in the USA, try to tell us what our perspective should be as if thier perspective is somehow more valid than ours, even though we LIVE in the thick of the issues, and are affected the most by racial issues. I did not choose to be born this way. And I wasn't Eve asked for my opinion, my body was altered without my consent and it made my life very difficult. Especially because that was kept secret from me until after my Father was dead in 2005. Do you know what that does to a person? To grow up with these issues, and depression to grow up with anxiety CONSTANTLY not really enjoying your childhood, because you get picked on because everyone sees you as a boy, but really your a girl, born intersex? I attempted suicide, a few times, grew up hating my Dad because he treated me like a boy, when I was clearly different. You just assume things because you were told about us by people who don't experience this. I am human. I went through something that I wouldn't wish on anyone. And to know that I can now not ever menstruate, or bear a child because my partial uterus and ovaries as well were REMOVED. All because one set of genitals was more complete. Do you get it now? To not even be viewed as a sexually desirable being, but a fantasy, something freaky, something dirty or deviant, when I'm just me. I find it sad, that instead of asking me to clarify you just assume. I KNOW there are more than one sex. And gender is a construct. Because I am both. Educate yourself. We are that inconvenient truth that you can't explain away or deny. If you hate us for what ever reason then just say it. But don't do that. Don't try and gaslight me as if you know more about me than I do. Are YOU my Mother? Were you there at my birth? Well my parents were and my Mom verified and showed me proof. I had to undergo a big surgery in my childhood that was risky and it turned out they even removed the wrong genitals. I love my Fatherland, but I living there will not be great for me. I'd visit, but settling down isn't an option for all of us, because of things like lgbtqiaphobia. And the I in LGBTQIA is for intersex or hermaphrodite. A is for a sexual, or people who don't have sexual feelings, or androgynous those who don't appear to either or or even both. So this isn't just about same sex love or changing genders. This covers everything outside the heterosexual western societal norms. There's a lot more in this world than just what you experience, and we are not bad people we are human beings. We aren't trying to plot against anyone and just want to live without being harassed or hindered when we try to do normal human being things like get an education, find a job, build a family, or find love. I don't understand why it is such a big issue as if it will change a person. Put yourself in someone else's shoes. Would you appreciate being harassed because you like men? Or to be considered a freak to not even get common respect just because you are a woman who has normal sexual feelings? To have your love not valued because society and what someone wrote thousands of years ago in a totally different time and context? As a Black Woman you should know how it feels when it comes to Black femicide, well that goes on in the LGBTQIA community as well. The anxiety we feel when we see a crowd of Black men at a gas station is the same you feel. But at least you have a higher chance of surviving. I was born this way. Don't tell me what you think you know about me because you were told something and you've formed an inaccurate opinion. I'm just as much a woman as you. I'm married and an AuntyMama. I've earned my place at the table with all the pain I've suffered as a kid. Have a seat have several, and if you open your mind, and ask I am more than happy to try and clarify, but don't try shoving lies down my throat I'm not the one.
@@omggiiirl2077 I stopped reading after you compared being Black to being LBGT😡that’s idiotic to compare lifestyle to a skin color and extremely disrespectful
@@liltree8382 and pointing out common experiences is not conflating or comparing the two. I'm trying to get you to understand what we feel. That we have some similar experiences. Yet all you got was offense because you thought I was comparing being Black to being intersex. How utterly pathetic. I am 43 and I've experienced REAL racism. My first time was when I had a SHOTGUN pointed at my face for playing with a white girl. I didn't even knew what a ni663r was until that at age 7. I've been called all sorts of vile things and have been in terrifying situations that I still don't like to talk about. All you could do was get angry about the fact that LGBTQIA experience some common things with us as Black people. That doesn't mean those two are being compared that drawing parallels to get you to understand the things people that you don't know experience. If you want to be offended go ahead I really don't care, but don't lie on me. I'm well aware that there's a difference in how our white counter terparts experience life in this country. I didn't even say that I was suffering more than you, or anyone. All I said was you're acting like an arrogant idiot who pulled thier conclusion about people they never took the time to know out of your azz. And that we share some common experiences and fears. And one more point, I find it sad that your hate and bigotry against LGBTQIA people outweighs your love for Black people. Just because you aren't racist doesn't mean you aren't a bigot. And that is exactly what you are. We are part of the Black community whether you like it or not. We deserve to be a part of the community. You need to grow up and stop the childish idiocy. Not everyone is like you, or has the luck to be born with a "normal" body. People like you are the reason we can't advance as a community because you always trying to exclude folks. Calm down I wasn't your enemy. And even if I find it disrespectful that you tried putting that bullshit narrative on me I still don't consider you my enemy. Your choice to reread my comment I really could care less.
@@omggiiirl2077 being born Intersex isn’t a choice so I’m not against that so I don’t know why you keep writing essays for me to read Intersex people are still born men or female there reproductive organs are not
Pretty ironic how we even say it: "LGBTQ+ is a foreign concept." Yet, everything around us came from our colonial masters - including religion that so much condemns it. So, I wouldn't take my stance based on that. Rather, I'd root it on our African norms. LGBTQ+ isn't a foreign concept forced on us, but something our African culture finds it hard to accept. And while there's nothing wrong with loving anyone regardless of who or what they are, just keep it in mind that you'll have to tread the waters so damn hard with it here in Africa.
@Chris Jones you say this while your name is Chris Jones 😂😂😂
@@evano5635 Black people can't have the name "Chris?" That sounds pretty racist ngl.
When you think of African culture SS relationships are an old age thing actually. So I don't get where it comes from this notiona of African norms and values
@@Daddyzlilgirl that’s colonization for ya
Who cares . It is a foreign stuff and all Ghana people say NO .
As an african, I definitely felt bad for her and the LGBTQ community deserves the same rights other human beings have.
Bro … it’s not normal … we don’t need lgbtq here it will not add any value to the country but rather bring the madness of the west here …
Nah cope harder 😂
@@julia2k8 this isn't a joke and it's not right to deprive others of human rights. How would you feel if you were deprived of rights just because you are straight?
@@anthonymanderson7671 groomers do not deserve rights
This is actually a beautiful yet heartbreaking interview.
I don't get how black people who come from slavery can be discriminatory and filled with so much hatred
Your peoples DNA lmao
Shallow comment tho
It has to do with the legacy of colonialism.
I've noticed the more i avoid cable news and social media the more normal things are.
Your pic..... had me thinking I had a small fly on my damn screen!!
🤦🏻♀️🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻
Ur profile pic 😆made me whipped my phone
My fav RUclips video right now no lie ruclips.net/video/XXU7zhDou0I/видео.html
@Jin
Hi dear friend , it's a male French fly and very shy too
@Nessa
Hi dear Nessa, haha its a male French fly and very shy too .
She’s an excellent interviewer
@Black Lesbian Poet you have some kinda backstory on that?
@Black Lesbian Poet "black lesbian poet" CRINGE. How many more identities do you need?!?
@@illmagical 😂😂😂😂 exactly
@Black Lesbian Poet who cares
@@illmagical she’s literally the walking representation of Twitter
These religious leaders just speak in circles.
If they're speaking strictly off the gospel of they're religious text then no, they are actually pretty consistent.
Go away
And stay out of Africa
Rubbish 🦅
@@MonDieuMaCauseMonEpee not really ,jesus said nothing about homosexuality and for the Old Testament they persecute homosexual but they don’t kill people who works on Sunday they use clothes with mixe fabrique and eat shrimp and all sorte of shellfish… they are hypocrite. If you want to learn about religion don’t trust priest and preachers.
We don't care. Ghana Is the "MOTHERLAND" your kind don't want to hear the word MOTHER. But we love our MOTHERLAND.
Say NO to LJHDSGDUBDBXJBEHXHZJHDGBDJXUBDHFIND
@@gabooogh7068 lol wth
I pray that this bill doesn’t pass. U can look on the mother’s face and see she truly loves Angel and the ending really just touched the heart “kill myself so I can be free” prayers
We'll pass it and enforce it to the core
We'll pass it and enforce it to the core
It made me so sad to hear.
Props to the interview! Did a fkn awesome job! Great job seriously. Let's them dig their own holes.
“Kojo besia ebi w0 wu fi3, sopi sopi ebi w0 wu fi3” Angel’s song is kind of catchy.
lol ama dont lie 😂😂😂 its wack 😂😂😂
i think she can do better comon 😂😂😂
It is....what's the name of it?
@@nenew24 wo fie
I hope the world would one day understand a person’s sexuality is no more of a choice then the color of their skin. Like who chooses to go through Discrimination based on their sexuality, race, ethnicity, culture or religion…why would anyone choose something they can’t control.
Religion us something you could and can control. The rest is correct though
Sexuality is no more than marketing, that bubble will burst
This is so sad. Why does hate have to even exist. We're all human. Why can't we just help each other. This world is turning it's back on us because of how we are. As a tran woman who only recently discovered myself this year I feel so depressed with everything more I and many more like me have to go through. I've already had to deal with racism and violence in Chicago. Wish their was something that'll change.
@Gregory 😹 please provide me factual proof Adam and Eve existed from your book of stolen stories.
@Gregory but again youre merely providing me the proof that youre just a racist ofay. That's o.k though. Feel even more sorry for you.
@Gregory Not everyone had to subscribe to Christianity and Cristina belief. Let her live
@Gregory Theres nothing wrong with homosexuality.
Fairy tale religion has people in a chokehold
This has to change and will change the hate. We are all people and that interview shows so much. Thank you to all people in that Video for sharing your story.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤💜💪🏾👑🌹
Angel Maxine, you’re incredibly brave, talented and beautiful. Don’t let the thoughtless and cruel homophobia win. Please keep fighting the good fight. 💜
It's not thoughtless though
Thank you
Damparii is waiting 😂😂
I wish we were back in the 70’s
@@m2v-animatez it's extremely thoughtless. Talk to any Ghanaian who is anti-lgbt and you'll find out that they know nothing about sexual minorities
they have time and resources to keep passing these laws to divide us but don’t have the time and money to put towards building up the community
Europe is the reason africa is poor not african politicians
SPEAK!!!
We will rather be divided
It's so stupid.
It is funny how Ghanaians speak so loudly about “preserving African home values” which are actually the values given to them by the colonizer but turn their eyes away from the insane domestic abuse and domestic violence. IF in fact they want to loudly proclaim Christianity where is the love? Where is the Christ-like compassion for one another?
It is so heartbreaking that such an educated country is so mentally enslaved that they cannot see the true problems at hand. Homosexuality is not a threat… the men killing their wives however sir, is. The politicians STEALING from the people and sitting in your pews sir, are a threat!
The colonizers may have “left” but they left the church and “values” which are having an ever more detrimental effect on society.
Pray for the hypocrisy which is Ghana everyone.
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Christian values is a God thing.NOT a white thing...
It's not Ghana its the whole of Africa
Christ’s love is not an all encompassing tolerance for any and everything. Love doesn’t mean you should condone everything. If you read your Bible well, the same Christ you’re talking about got infuriated and whipped/lashed people trading in the temple and he also called people out when they did acted otherwise. Yes He loved but He also criticized and condemned wrong doing. Why don’t you bring that aspect of His character too? Or maybe it just doesn’t suit the narrative you want to push
@@henrymartins4549 you are absolutely correct. I have read my bible well and know that there are MANY sins that are mentioned multiple times in the bible that we seem to overlook but then want to spew hate and act in a judgmental way about one.
Christ also could because he was Christ. We as christians strive to be Christ-like but the reality is we are all sinful and aren’t Christ.
All I am saying is the hypocrisy needs to stop. Christ died for the church and said men should love their wives like Christ loved the church but in Ghana it is more acceptable for that same husband to kill his wife in a DV situation than for two men to love one another. Hmmmmmm
I hope my African brothers, sisters and siblings are one day free to live as themselves. I don’t know how long it will take but I hope one day it happens🙏🏾
But not being gay
@@Football-cl2hj 😐
@@Football-cl2hj So you don’t want people to be happy theb
@@ChaoticCarter705 nope.
Why is it so hard for straight people to understand that this is not a lifestyle we chose but simply who we are? It's as simple as you being straight, did you choose to be straight? No, and neither did we choose to be gay. Why would anyone choose to be persecuted for the one life they have? Live and let live and mind your own business.
It's more complex than you think. For example, If we all become gay overnight, then humanity and civilization would be at stake. There'll be no procreation.
@@saloneman3768 Good thing that’s not how it works then. At ALL.
@@saloneman3768 ever heard of adopting orphans ? there’s many women that are infertile ,, we suffer from overpopulation. not everyone is gay. you can always get pregnant with injecting sperm ,, or using bone marrow. you just use this as an excuse ,, as a justification for your lack of understanding. there’s well over 300M orphans ,, pretty sure they could be wonderful children for the queers. and besides ,, not everyone is homosexual … not everyone is lesbian … there are many other sexualities that enable different sex relationships.
@@saloneman3768 I mean if humanity also allows died at once the same thing would happen, but we are talking in reason
Cuz u can’t genetically prove that someone is born gay . No one is born gay , it’s environmental
The Methodist bishop makes no sense. How can you be for something and not read the whole thing
They wonder why young people reject religion.
?? We love our religion. Maybe in Europe reject faith
Young people in the Godless West maybe
Because religion is one of the things that divide people but I don't want to open that can of worms. Let people believe what they believe and you believe what you believe. The only thing I could say is, we aren't evolving as a society, we are actually going backwards and sooner or later, there's going to be a great reset
Religion only flourish in poor, very poor country.
@@tequilawithlime7405 self gloating and perversion seems to flourish in the western world moron go figure
As a disabled US Army Veteran and Christian, it never fails to to amaze me how some Christians seem to miss or ignore the fact that Jesus was not into forcing his beliefs onto others.. espically when others have different beliefs! ..Weather it's about abortion and same sex marriage or any other issues.. If your against same sex relationships or marriage, it's simple, don't marry or be in a relationship with one of the same sex!! Yet I hear over and over again "they must be punished" because they have different beliefs. How can anyone honestly relate or learn about another's situation when someone never takes the time or refuses to talk with someone on the other side of an issue?? Yet the Bishop(?) thinks or claims to know the situation and an answer to it?? Sounds a bit dismissive and arrogant when he talks about the situation.. We as Christians need to stop finding ways to divide and separating ourselves from others no matter what we believe or think about others and the way they believe or think differently. Immagine how much good could be accomplished if some of us turned the passion of criticism and hate towards love and charity just trying to help others different than ourselves... That's what I get from reading about Jesus the New Testament..then again, maybe more Christians should worry more about thier actions and behavior in there homes and community than about others around them that are different.. Just being HONEST!! God bless and PROTECT EVERYONE!🙏😷
You're my kind of religious. Having said that, most churches are way behind the curve on displayng 'love and charity' in ways that show solidarity with oppressed groups. The impression I get is of a counterfeit 'moderation' that conceals deep conservatism and masks hatred and oppression.
@@louistracy6964 You can't imagine the flack I get when I say that out loud.. Thanks fir your kind words and stay safe!🙏😷
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Nice story but we are still not accepting it in Ghana
The Bible says to “cry loud and spare not”. Also Jesus loved the sinners, but instructed them not to sin, are you suggesting that ppl of God not stand for holiness and look the other way, being friends with the world is enmity with God. Stop trying to ppl please and please God.
Again politicians I'm starting to think that most of politicians should not be trusted.
Starting?
Always been this way. True politicians are very rare nowadays, almost everyone in politics is in a circus of a government.
Kabayan,most trusted should've trusted because most of them are good in empty promises and lip service only
Don't trust politicians or religious leaders
Same
There's something about Ghana's obsession with preacher men. These preacher men have so much political connections that protect them from being prosecuted for corruption and able to establish failing businesses. I remember one of them created a so-called "Ghanaian people's car" when in reality the cars were CKD kits from China.
Are you talking about Kantanka?
@@koffz-nl2118 Yup, that one. Kantanka cars.
God will deal with those hypocrites. What happened to adulterers being put to death? Preach about that !!!!
How simple is it to understand that in society there are heterosexuals, homosexuals, and bisexuals. No law, no level of violence, no religion will eradicate those elements as long as heterosexuals are procreating. And no level of homosexuality has ever prevented procreation. It’s real simple people: live and let live
So much ignorance and evil in this world, Homophobia is evil, And We need to stand up and fight back, I will die before I stop loving the person My hearth Choose to love, To love another human being is God Greatest Gift to us, Don't mtter the sex they're, love is love, You cannot tell your heart who to love, We need to stand up Againts Homophobia, because, The only thing Necessary for evil to Prevail, is for good men To do Nothing 🩷🤍🩷✊
I absolutely adore Angel and her music omg I really hope she can make change in her country and if not I hope we can accept her beautiful talent here in the West
She's my personal friend and a brave girl very down to earth..
@@susana90672
He’s a boy tho
@@Kingoftheimmigrants4646 Nope.
@@Janeway1269
Ok thanks
@@Kingoftheimmigrants4646 Shes a woman stop being obsessed
This is why we in the west need to center black and brown and indigenous voices in our local LGBTQIA+ communities. If the international community sees us as a white-centered movement, of course our queerness will be seen as an invasive western force when it's really a pre-colonial human experience (which has persevered due in large part to the efforts of brown, black and indigenous people).
It IS a "white paternalistic" movement like all leftist movements. 😃
So why the British pro LGBTQ + when no one else is? Non-heteronormative Gender identities are western social construct
Complete and utter nonsense
@@kaypakaipa8559 the fact that you support hateful laws and violent beatings towards innocent lgbt people is nonsense
@@personsurename3332 they aren't innocent pal
What a beautiful strong woman Angel is and her mum is just so iconic. And for the church, to speak so confidently about people you do not even know or have met is just sad.
no just noooooooo why criminalize a form of identity, why bother?! Why waste recourses for such ridiculousness seriously have they not learnt from history, people have always had differing gender identities it's part of our complex human make-up. I can't imagine such policy making actually happening it's like a horrible matrix - my soul aches for our Ghanaian LGBTQIA+ siblings
this comment section is not it.
@Valkirye Brunestud Now, lets take minute to look at what you replied. Pikunat made the statement "there are nazis here". You asked, "so is everyone a nazi?". This is hyperbole, obviously being homophobic and expressing other kinds of hate isn't a only nazi thing, its also a generally conservative thing. Nazi is a somewhat un useful word in this context though as nazism is part of "white fascism". Which is specifically centered around white people trying to reach a society ruled by white interests. So can black people be fascist? Well duh, of course they can, just like they can be racist and homophobic.
@Valkirye Brunestud these aren’t “rules from a different country”, this is basic human decency. There are queer Ghanians! do they not deserve to exist in their home lands because politicians and religious activists view them as a western import? Do they deserve to be jailed for being themselves and not harming anyone? their existence should not be a punishable offense. queer people have existed throughout history. is it fascist to want to live freely in a world that would rather you be dead or in hiding?
@Valkirye Brunestud I'm sorry but your language is very smarmy and vague, moving forward you should be more "to the point" and throw in actual examples of what you just replied about. Edit: Nvm @a clout token helped me along. Essentially, this doesn't make them fascist because asking people of another country(idk where you got "force" from) to not take away rights from gay people is, if you somehow didn't realize this, antithetical to fascism. You can get off your false narrative.
@Valkirye Brunestud Also fascism is understood throughout academia as a right wing ideology. The amount of misconceptions one must have to think that left liberals can be fascist are, large to say the least. This suggests there may be a huge amount of ignorance on your parts and you may benefit from an honest conversation with someone more knowledgeable.
@@ACloutToken Ironically all that homophobia is 100% western since Ghana was a UK colony, of course they ended up with homophobic laws from their colonizers and once Ghana got independent, they embraced it!
I am Indian and gay. Laws against homosexuality were first introduced by British. Culturally there was no problem with it. Former colonies are still stuck with the mindset of the colonial.masters
Nope true Africans who are not affected by colonization are against the rainbow abcs.
@@unknowngirlul2344 LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK =WESTERN
RELIGION YOU PRACTICE=WESTERN
BUGGERY LAWS=GREAT BRITAIN
MOST OF THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE ON THIS VIDEO IS WESTERN
Please stop blaming the west when it’s convenient…
@@kevn4life Firstly, I don’t mainly speak English. Secondly, I am not Christian, my religion is not western at all, not even close. The names of those people yes, are western which is sad but mines is not, thankfully. And what I’m saying is let the west do what they want, but we are not going to be influenced by them.
@@unknowngirlul2344 sounds pretty fabricated like your page. The one with no content but I’m sure there are others. Sad the things people will do to prove a point…that’s not really a point
That’s a big issue with lots of colonized countries. I heard from a Filipino friend of mine, in the Philippines it was considered normal for people to have unique genders, before they were colonized. Native Americans (although they strongly resisted and still have a rich culture today, open to LGBTQ still) were very open with multiple genders, they believe in a identity known as “Two-Spirit” or a person with the soul of both a man and a woman in one body. They even elevated these kinds of people to positions of high importance within the tribe. It’s colonizers who ruined many amazing cultures, with their stubborn beliefs and behaviors.
Men trying to use god for their own ‘god given cause’… that’s never happened before…
To my LGBTIQ Ghana community, keep up the fight for your rights & freedoms. You deserve the equal rights in your own country & society. Love from 🇿🇦
It's stories like this that remind me of a time when every living president, including Obama and Biden, opposed gay marriage. Clinton and other left-wing politicians also opposed it. Biden has even had stronger words against LGBT over his career. Even CA voters voted for a law against gay marriage.
Never knew that thanks for the info..
And those attitudes have changed bc socially the US citizenry has changed their stances. People evolve. What's funny to me is that homosexuality is seen as a western conspiracy to continental Africans. Extreme regression especially as Africans hold on to too many western ideologies like Christianity.
Tell me one thing Clinton did that was left wing. Clinton was not a left wing politician.
@@yellowplate4539 LOL Left for this country. Honestly, I don't think people THINK. In this country, you must be centrist to get anything done. There are rare occasions like under Trump, a rogue govt imo, where you can at least pack the courts with young conservatives. This country is a white majority which includes Latinos (which is not a race) because they can also be white so that means the racial hierarchy ain't changing.
@@shortyp1000 couldn't have said anything better
Funny thing is that most people commenting or criticizing Ghana in the comments are not even from ghana or africa .
I know ryt
This guy's talks about African values at the sametime destroying it.
There's no homosexuality or fluidity in African culture
You are claiming to protest against the Spirit of colonization yet calling out the so called colonial masters to come and re-implement a Ghanaian constitution. Bullcrap
The only reason they believe in “Jesus Christ” is because of colonization correct? Otherwise they wouldn’t be Christian?
@@izziestevens5835 so what about the Muslims & Tradionalists who are supporting this bill? You know Ghana is a very diverse country right?
@@Ladypagga well anyone who basically wants to enforce their religion/beliefs over everyone else. I’m by no means African or have any familial ties to Africa so I wouldn’t know that, but I feel like that’s very authoritative and UNCHRISTIAN/UNMUSLIM to basically say No I don’t like your lifestyle/sexuality you have to live how I live.
Excusing bigotry under the guise of ‘culture’ is childish
It's the same reason why we would lag behind progress in culture which is sad.
Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness that any other.
Brian Tracy
Can y’all see why so many of us don’t ever plan on going “home” to the so called motherland? Ain’t no way!
Lol,are you from ghana?Cuz Africa isn't a single country🤷🏽♂️
@@resj72frusky66 lol, each country is worst then the next in that shithole of a continent.
shiiiid speak for yourself can't wait to go to a place where the gay agenda is not forced on you. Now we know the US government is actually behind the gay agenda by punishing poor countries trying to uphold Biblical values.
@@unitedsouthenterprisesllc
But jailing people for being gay is kinda extreme, dont u think ??
@@areyanesther6618 So you're implying that Egypt,kenya,Algeria and Abuja are shitholes when they have a lesser crime rate than your country and still have basic amenities,electricity and modern cities.MAKE IT MAKE SENSE🤷🏽♂️
I wasn't ready for the ending interview with Angel.
The way that man kept diverting!!! 😒 that wasn’t the question, sir.
Yh like your brain
At 4:40 you show wrong
India no more follows British law of homosexuality . In 2018 decriminalised it !
Australia allows homosexuality
Same with New Zealand
I think they were representing countries where such laws were introduced by British.
They going through what America went through sort of years a back
vice news on same issue in india: how queers are facing hindutva forces in india
3:49 me listing my favorite quentin tarantino movies
Lol😂😂
Anyone know what the song the musician mentioned is called? "Kill the bill" can't find it
ruclips.net/video/IJOnOfUakcA/видео.html
@@DimitrovsDaughter thanks
Ghana ,stand strong
Some transgender women will leave your jaw dropped with their beauty. Angel is beautiful. We should live and let live.
You need help
Imagine such a poor country where people are more obsessed with the sex lives of people than their poverty.
Ghana is not one of the poor countries in Africa
Thats all you white people talk about . Leave Africa alone. You damn colonizers.
Ghana has developed. Its not poor anymore. Its a big tourist attraction
Complaining that we are ignorant when you believe just because we are Africans we are poor. You really are butt hurt that we won’t accept The ABC rainbows. It’s satisfying 😂.
@@kokoajay5540 Ghana is almost bankrupt. I'm aware that you can't finance your budget these days. Either you don't live there or you're in denial.
I think you might want to rethink Australia, Botswana, New Zealand They've long since abolished those anti gay laws Botswana recently
"proper sexual human rights" is some 1984 wordplay s**t
Why do people focus on others who live how they want.If you focused on yourself you could make your life better.Leave people alone worry about your kids and yourself.
It's will never happen in my mother's land Ghana h€ll f0vking No🚫
@lakishamcghee3154, why do some in the LGBT community demand that straight people date them?
Point of correction: there's no supi supi or kojo besia in my house. Yh8 s a sweeping generalization
Lol facts
OOH SO YOU MONITOR EVERY MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE, THEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, YOU HYPOCRITE
Wonderful when you see a parent who really understands what it means to be a parent - to love your children despite your own beliefs. I was one of those lucky ones
I hope this bill does not pass and that the woman at the end either can live free or escape to a free country….
We will pass the bill or die trying no games #let's go Brandon
@@africawillriseagain798 So howbout you just shut up? Nobody needs your homophobia.
The ending has me crying uncontrollably! Seriously. 😥😥😥
not from the church's perspective, but the church is in support of the criminalization. Ghana sometimes our hypocrisy is sad...
50 years ago Ireland was referred to as the 'most Catholic country'. It has now legalised gay marriage and abortion.
In 1980's it was illegal in uk to mention lgbtq (section 28 legislation)
In some ways Europe had a head start leaving homophobia behind because of increased lack of religion. But the homophobia exported under Victorian era colonialism is appalling!
Keep fighting lgbtq
Europe has been gay since before Christ can’t say the same about Africa
@@liltree8382 not true. New historical research is starting to show that lgbtq existed in africa pre colonialism. Sadly so much has been lost, forgotten and suppressed because of colonial morality.
” accounts of early European sailors and plunderers alluded to the existence of non-heterosexual practices in Africa,"
We’ve always been homophobic,
The problem is you europeans like to credit everything to yourself as if we never had our own ideals!
Stay out of Africa and stop telling us what to do, or trying to revise our history to fit your delusional agendas,
You people need to leave Africans alone and stop bothering us, like wth man
Impressive journalist, great interviewing
10:51I love this part of the interview 😅😅😅
She is educating him on an issue he tried to pretend to know about.
If you can legislate away rights, then they aren’t rights they’re privileges. Homophobia is gleefully giving the state the right to legislate citizens in their own homes, I guess. So much for your almighty God, if you need the government to do His job.
Interviewer came with receipts
Poverty and religion make intolerant masters . Take hope from the countries that have made that transition. For hundreds of years Ireland was colonised by the Catholic Church and the British . Both of those pernicious forces are no longer dictating our moral and legal rights . Solidarity sisters 👯♀️
Potato 🥔
That's why you all are heavily Islamisized, after few years Ireland would be Islamic State of irelandistan.
Our irish state founding fathers were Catholics who opposed the church of England, secondly they were against this lgtv. 3rd go and study some history
These religious freaks have also done irrevocable damage towards Indigenous Americans and Canadians. Just look up Residential School Mass Graves.
Pol Pot's Cambodia: Am I a joke to you?
@@socio-economicnewsnetwork4740 There's a better chance of Polish becoming our official language.
I love this journalist!
why did you interview Sam george?
"psychologist...sociologist...endocrinologists all types of medical professionals" wow that lists speaks volumes
What a shame people can’t help the way they were born they should be able to live openly & peacefully not worrying about being harmed or worse taken to prison or killed. I wish them all the best & that all the hate didn’t exist
As a predominately christian country. You would think empathy would predominate.
I do hope, they can one day live openly and peacefully as well. Without any fears of abuse or threats.
@@winter7091 Tha wont happen
I agree. I can understand it not being something u agree with but why pick on those who are !
That was hard to watch. So heartbreaking.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Makes perfect sense to me.
@@ill2illest Whats with the laughing emojis
@@Leegendari 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😅🤣😅😅🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣 the lost sheep!
"Have you ever spoken to a queer person about their experiences," she asks and the past admits "No." How can he or anyone dare to speak about us and not even talk to us?! UGH!!!~
is there any other news from Ghana
I would like to see a video/documentary were LGBTQ+ people from different anti-LGBTQ+ countries of the world come together a share their experiences on how those laws affect their lives.
Listening to Maxine's mum made me cry 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭.
Kwasia you're not Ga-Adangbe again
That mother just brought tears to my eyes
literally "I woke up like this"
And you thought the west was struggling with equality
They are.
Doesn’t mean this isn’t serious as well.
Gratitude does not come from measuring other people’s misfortunes.
Like Trans activist Alok Menon says, we need compassion rather than comprehension. Compassion so that a fellow human being will.not end up.in prison or gets beaten up due to his sexuality
Bless her protect her RESPECT HER!!!🙏👑🖤 NOW!!!! ACTUALLY FROM DAY ONE!!!!
Judgemental Sanctimonious hypocrites 🙄 what happens in the privacy of someone's home is none of yours.
nobody can tell me one tribe in Africa today that accept homosexuality or ever did and i want to hear a specific tribe. don't try act like homosexuality is in our culture it is NOT. it is western liberal culture.
I think the angle taken by the documentary is wrong. But that doesnt mean Africa has had an extreme reaction to Homosexuality in the same way Western and Asian nations had, where they were executing homosexuals left and right. There isn't any proof that that was the case in Africa with the exception of the Islamic majority nations which I suspect you belong.
you better tell king mwanga the second that him being gay is the real "Western liberal culture "instead of the British imperialism that he was trying stave off.
@@zettatrigger you are a fool!
How about this I am so confident i will further my claim , in liberalism you have something called the harm principle which I don’t subscribe to nor do I subscribe to liberalism I just want to expose the inconsistencies of this joke of an ideology If we are going to afford rights for one non normative sexual practice like homosexuality we should afford it for all non normative sexual practices so long as no harm is done. Such as incest like if a brother and a sister have a consensual protected intercourse. Yet incest is illegal in many western nations lool If you are a liberal and accept homosexuality but not incest you are a hypocrite by your own harm principle and further are inconsistent in your beliefs . If you are liberal and accept incest hats off to you at least you are not a hypocrite and are being consistent and in accordance with the harm principle if not using that and giving preferential treatment to one kind of non normative sexual practice frankly it does not make sense. Try and challenge me I have more 😂 don’t try and export your bullshit liberalism into Africa we know about your flawed ideology and will not accept. Bring the sword if you want. By the way I believe homosexuality is as immoral as incest if not worse in accordance to my beliefs.
This is not my opinion nor do i agree or disagree but homosexuality isn’t african culture.
You're right, it's not. It's natural human sexuality
Homosexuality is human, It exists in every human society, it transcends culture.
Why are they supressing people who are already being supress
Thou shall not judge but yet they still do hypocrisy,thou shall not kill but yet they still do more hypocrisy.
And in calling out their hypocrisy, you judge. Do you recognize the irony? You judge those doing the judging.
@@henrymartins4549 I’m just calling how it is and I’m not sorry your offended by this I’m just calling it how it is and I’m not judging you are on me good day to you.
@@diva80 lol. I’m not offended. Just pointing out to you the irony in calling a judgmental person judgmental. You’re labeling them for labeling others. I don’t need your apology
@@diva80 The Bible also says that homosexuality is wrong...1st Corinthians 6:9 - 11
@@AskiatheGreat64 You follow your cult beliefs and I follow my not to judge people who are different and someone like you on brainwash mode your a hypocrite to judge.