Africa Business Radio

A Ghanaian parliamentary committee has commenced a public hearing into a controversial anti-gay bill. The bill proposes a five-year jail term for lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and a 10-year term for promoters and advocates of the group. The group argues that the bill is unconstitutional because it violates the rights of the LGBT community. But the Ghana Pentecostal Council says it reflects the will of many Ghanaians. Other groups including Amnesty International and the UN Office of the Resident Coordinator are due to make their submissions.