Following parliament's approval of the Proper Human Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the anti-gay bill, a video of Ghanaian musician Deborah Vanessah's visit to Little Angels School has surfaced on social media.

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Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament and key sponsor of the bill, Sam George, first mentioned this engagement when he alleged that the North Legon Little Angels educational establishment in Accra was promoting LGBTQ+ activities.

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In an interview on StarrFM on December 14, 2023, Sam George claimed that Deborah Vanessah, a Ghanaian musician and pro-LGBTQ activist, was invited by the school authorities to engage students. He alleged that in her engagement, she informed students that it is acceptable to have romantic feelings for the same sex.

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"I am absolutely not interested in the privacy of your bedroom. It is because these same people have taken what is their private perversion and are bringing it to my children's classroom. North Legon Little Angles, I am mentioning the name of the school, they take somebody who calls herself an influencer and so called social media celebrity. Take her to a school to sit with children aged 8 to 11 and tell them that it is okay for them as boys to love boys and girls to love girls. Here in Ghana, North Legon Little Angels.

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"Deborah Vannesah, Medical's ex, One Luv's sister. What she is doing is grooming. The video was there and they posted it on Instagram. The school after the backlash has taken it down. Did the school seek the permission of the parents for that kind of education to be given to their children? These are some of the things that are making me and my blood boil. How can I pay school fees for my child to go to school..." he said.

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However, in the video, Deborah Vanessah is seen seated among a panel, addressing students of the school. She shared her views on the number of sexes she believed existed and urged the students not to harm or discriminate against individuals based on their appearance.

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Drawing examples from the Bible, she urged the students to love one another and not hate each other.

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“Some people will argue with you that we have only two terms; we have man and woman… we actually see that we have different types of humans. Am I lying? No matter what you call a person, no matter what, sometimes you can see a boy two years or three years old being girly. We have different types of people and you have to accept because that is what you see. So I feel like we shouldn’t discriminate people for how they’ve been created; how they were born, who they are. That’s the same as people being racist to us as black people because we are black. You didn’t ask to be black or you didn’t ask to be Asian. So for me that is my reasoning. You don’t have to judge especially if you are religious; if you are a Christian…” she told the students.

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She added: "What did Jesus do? Jesus loved everybody. Jesus Christ who lived and died. He said let the children come to me. Did he judge the prostitutes? No, he did not and the same thing that he was doing and fighting for, he was prosecuted, it was the same people that said oh we are Christians, no but when he was saying the truth, they didn't like it and they killed him, right?

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"But we all say we are Christians and want to be Christ-like. What is Christ-like? You don't have to judge. As long as the person does not hurt you or harm you. Whoever they identify as whatever they identify as, what they decide to do, as long as it is not touching a minor, not stealing, not hurting anybody, you have no right to judge them, harass them, bully them and I always say to the people that are like fighting, discriminating against queer people, they say we are protecting our children, really?"

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Currently, international bodies such as the International Monetary Funds, UN Human Rights have entreated President Akufo-Addo not to assent to the bill lest face severe implications. But legislators have indicated that they withstand the repercussions of the bill since they are fulfilling the wishes of the people.

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