On March 6, 2024, approximately 100 activists and supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) community staged a protest outside Ghana's High Commission in the United Kingdom.

Their demonstration aimed at opposing the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-LGBT+ Bill, recently passed by Ghana's parliament.

Clad in dresses displaying the gay pride colors, the protesters held banners calling for the repeal of the Bill. In a video shared by Asaase Radio, several speakers expressed their concerns about the pain inflicted by such legislation, while others rallied for the rights and lives of sexual minorities.

Addressing the gathering, one activist stated,"They are driving many of us away, but this time not on a slave ship but on a piece of paper filled with hate and written with ink by people like them," one of the activists.

The anti-LGBT+ Bill currently criminalizes and proscribes LGBT activities, along with their promotion, advocacy, and funding.

Offenders face penalties of six months to a three-year jail term, while promoters and sponsors could be sentenced to three to five years in prison.

President Akufo-Addo has temporarily suspended his decision on signing the Bill into law, citing a constitutional challenge to the Bill in the Supreme Court.

📹[VIDEO] Group begins protest in London against Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill.#AsaaseRadio pic.twitter.com/zz1Smcxl5F— Asaase 99.5 (@asaaseradio995) March 6, 2024