On July 19, 2023, Supreme Court rejected an application attempting to halt the passage of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, commonly known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

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Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo presided over the nine-member panel, which unanimously dismissed the application filed by Dr. Amanda Odoi, a Research Fellow with the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy, and Documentation (CEGRAD) at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), along with another individual.

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The court's ruling was based on the lack of sufficient reasons provided by the plaintiffs to compel parliament to suspend its proceedings on the anti-gay bill.

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Below are the nine Justices who sat on the application:

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1. Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo

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2. Paul Baffoe-Bonnie

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3. Gabriel Pwamang

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4. Mariama Owusu

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5. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu

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6. Yonny Kulendi

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7. Barbara Ackah-Yensu

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8. Samuel Asiedu

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9. George Koomson

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Dr. Amanda Odoi withdrew a contempt charge against Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin for allowing the House to proceed with the Bill despite a pending case before the courts.

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On July 5, 2023, the Parliament of Ghana adopted the motion of the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliament Committee on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill (anti-LGBTQI bill) during its second reading.

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Currently, the bill is at the consideration stage, where the House will review it clause by clause and address the proposed amendments made by the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee.

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