Gay people in Ghana will be jailed under new anti-LGBT law

President John Dramani Mahama is spearheading the bill (Picture: AFP)

Ghana has passed a restrictive, anti-LGBTQ bill that can jail any gay people for up to ten years for promoting ‘LGBTQ activities’.

The West African nation has also renewed a three-year sentence for anyone found guilty of ‘same-sex relationships’.

The terrifying bill targets anyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer.

The bill will be signed into law by President John Dramani Mahama after a campaign from church groups and activists across the country.

Campaigners for the bill say it protects ‘family values and cultural norms’.

Though it does include exemptions for journal...