‘To say I’m afraid is an understatement. It feels like waiting to be slaughtered’

A proposed law could see Ghanaian LGBT+ advocates jailed for up to 10 years, with some forced into conversion therapy

03 February 2022 - 20:28 By Francis Kokoroko

In a dim room with racks of women’s clothing, Ghanaian artist and LGBT+ activist Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi flipped through photo self-portraits illustrating her transition to womanhood...

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