The Intersex community in Ghana has petitioned Parliament against the anti-LGBTQI bill which they say will strip away the rights and dignity of their members in Ghana.

According to Intersex Ghana and Key Watch Ghana, groups advancing the rights of the Intersex community in Ghana, due to lack of knowledge, intersex people in Ghana face stigmatization, bullying, medical misinformation and non-consensual surgery. 

This comes as parliament begins its third meeting, in which the promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 will be decided on. This concerns the criminalisation of LGBTQI+ activities.

Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson has the details from Accra.