Following the British prime minister, Theresa May expressing interest in helping out any African country willing to accept gay rights, a Ghanaian gay who identifies himself as JayQuameh says homosexuality should not be legalized in Ghana.
For him, discrimination against homosexuals has been in existence for years and therefore has become a norm, he believes the legalization of homosexuality rather, will only make matters worse for gays and lesbians as it would be a situation where the laws accept but the people under the laws resist.
“I think it shouldn’t be accepted here in Ghana because whether it is accepted or not things are not going to change, rather, it’s going to be worse” …Let’s say now it is accepted, we can go about doing our own stuff, it will be accepted by the law but not accepted by the people”
“I don’t want it accepted at all, we should just leave things the way it is because it’s been there, it’s not a new thing, it’s been there way back”, he said to Joynews.
JayQuameh believes homosexuals should be free to go about their duties and live out their preferences without being attacked once they are not ‘publicly displaying’ their intimate details; it’s what works for him.
“I don’t go on the streets chasing my fellow guy, I don’t go on the streets making out with a fellow guy, what happens is indoors, I don’t go about doing crazy things on the streets so why do you have to attack me. It’s different if I go out wearing crazy bad stuff, making out with people on the streets, that’s when the community can actually attack me. But I go out doing my normal duties as a casual person, having fun, I won’t be attacked”.
For him, discrimination against homosexuals has been in existence for years and therefore has become a norm, he believes the legalization of homosexuality rather, will only make matters worse for gays and lesbians as it would be a situation where the laws accept but the people under the laws resist.
“I think it shouldn’t be accepted here in Ghana because whether it is accepted or not things are not going to change, rather, it’s going to be worse” …Let’s say now it is accepted, we can go about doing our own stuff, it will be accepted by the law but not accepted by the people”
“I don’t want it accepted at all, we should just leave things the way it is because it’s been there, it’s not a new thing, it’s been there way back”, he said to Joynews.
JayQuameh believes homosexuals should be free to go about their duties and live out their preferences without being attacked once they are not ‘publicly displaying’ their intimate details; it’s what works for him.
“I don’t go on the streets chasing my fellow guy, I don’t go on the streets making out with a fellow guy, what happens is indoors, I don’t go about doing crazy things on the streets so why do you have to attack me. It’s different if I go out wearing crazy bad stuff, making out with people on the streets, that’s when the community can actually attack me. But I go out doing my normal duties as a casual person, having fun, I won’t be attacked”.
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