Sam George: Ghanaian lawmaker and former British lawmaker Seb Dance enter war of words over LGBTQ polygamy rights

Ghanaian lawmaker den former British lawmaker enters war of words over LGBTQ polygamy debate.

Ghanaian lawmaker Sam George is attacked on Twitter by former British lawmaker Seb Dance for a campaign to criminalize LGBTQ members and activists for Ghana.

Ghanaian lawmakers are proposing a 10-year prison sentence in a new bill that criminalizes LGBTQ + activism in the country.

The main focus of the 36-page document – Ghanaian Human Rights and Family Values ​​Bill 2021 – Accord Bill plus what they say is “propaganda, advocacy for activities related to the LGBTQI + den “.

The reason for the new bill is the recent increasing LGBTQ + advocacy activism for Ghana.

Seb Dance shade on Twitter after Sam George, who led private members, drafted a bill to criminalize LGBTQ + activity, shared a post on Twitter about Bill’s adoption.

“I hope you will come to your senses to reconsider rather than say that you are going to build on the colonial legacies that damage the limit of the lives of many. Where is love?” Tweet from Seb Dance in reaction to George’s post.

However, the Ghanaian lawmaker in a pointed rebuttal question from the former British lawmaker said: “When MPs go, dema senses legalize polygamy.?”

The two enter an open war of words as Ghanaian lawmakers challenge the science and common sense behind LGBTQ + rights.

Twitter is reacting to the announcement that Ghanaian lawmaker Sam George will be cut after posting a post some pipo consider anti-LGBTQ +.

In the post, he says LGBTQ + are a “threat” of “sexual preference” instead of just.

But Twitter, after receiving complaints about the post response, says post no dey is against dema rules.

“We are investigating the reported content and realize that we cannot remove it under Twitter rules.”

Sam George is the Ghanaian legislator of the constituency of Ningo Prampram which dey Accra.

He defeated People’s Congressman ET Mensah in 2015 inside to represent the constituency on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ticket.

Prior to becoming a legislator, he worked in the civil service while serving as a communicator for the NDC.

He entered Ghana’s parliament in 2016 after winning the election and has established himself as the main critic of the ruling government in opposition.

He takes responsibility for leading the private seven-member bill, which criminalizes LGBTQ + rights as part of what he says is efforts to protect Ghanaian family values.

Seb Dance is a former British Labor Party politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the London area from 2014 to 2020.

While in office, he was deputy leader of the Labor Party of the European Parliament when Richard Corbett was head, and vice-chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of 2019 to 2020.

The dance openly identifies as gay. Before entering politics, he worked with ActionAid to help fight poverty around the world.