Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill

The Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill (formally the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill) is a proposed law in Ghana that would introduce wide-ranging restrictions on LGBT+ rights. The bill was approved by the Parliament of Ghana on 28 February 2024 with bipartisan support, and will only come into effect if signed into law by President Nana Akufo-Addo.

Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill
Parliament of Ghana
Long title
  • A Bill to provide for human sexual rights and family values and for related matters
Territorial extentGhana
Legislative history
Committee responsibleLegal and Parliamentary Affairs
First reading2 August 2021
Considered by the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs CommitteeMarch 2023
Second reading5 July 2023
Third reading28 February 2024
Status: Pending assent
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