Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram Constituency, Sam Nartey George, has earned praise from a segment of the public for his speech at the 5th Transatlantic Summit held by the Political Network for Values at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Friday, November 17, 2023.

Many Ghanaians commend the MP for championing Ghanaian and African values, particularly on issues related to gender, sexuality, and marriage.

During his approximately 6-minute address, Sam George emphatically asserted that Ghanaian and African cultures recognise only marriage between a man and a woman.

He further articulated that the sex of an individual, often confused with gender, is determined by God at birth and cannot be reassigned after birth.

“…Sex is a biological construct that transcends race, ethnicity, religion and jurisdictional jurisprudence. Sex is binary - either male or female. God determines it at the moment of conception. A foetus carries either the XY or XX chromosomes, determining whether it is born male or female. From my beloved Ningo-Prampram Constituency in Accra to New York and Rio de Janeiro to Madrid or Delhi to Perth, the interpretation of XY and XX is constant.

"Gender, on the other hand, is a social construct that has evolved based on the peculiarities of various societies. From the onset, matching the binary nature of sex, we see different recognitions of gender across the world today.

"There is no universality in the concept of gender, as gender is highly fluid, and as such, gender cannot form the basis for any convention, covenant or treaty that seeks to be globally acceptable and binding.

"This is the basis for my avowed position that the letter and spirit of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights is apt and meets the needs of our global world today. It emphasises in Article 2 the Rights and freedoms outlined in the Declaration and is clear that there shall be no distinction based on SEX. Yes, it says SEX, not gender. This is definite and must be defended by all progressive forces."