The group Journalists Against LGBTQI Ghana has expressed approval of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the ban on anal sex and sex with animals in the country.
The ruling was delivered by a seven-member panel led by Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, which rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 104 of the Criminal Offences Act.
The case was initiated by Dr. Prince Obiri-Korang, a lecturer at the University of Ghana Law School, who argued that the section criminalizing unnatural sex, including sex with animals and the use of sexual tools like vibrators and dildos, infringed upon privacy rights.
However, the Supreme Court dismissed his arguments, affirming the legality of the contested provisions.
In response to the ruling, Mr. Boamah Darko, Convener for Journalists Against LGBTQI Ghana, in an interview with Hot FM’s midday news, emphasized the group’s stance against foreign cultural practices that they believe conflict with Ghanaian values.
Darko reiterated the group’s commitment to resisting efforts to introduce such practices into Ghanaian society.
The ruling reinforces the existing legal framework concerning sexual conduct in Ghana and marks a significant moment in the ongoing debate over privacy and cultural values in the country.
