{"id":349578,"date":"2026-06-05T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T05:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lgbtq-people-in-fear-as-ghana-pushes-to-criminalize-same-sex-activities-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T06:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T05:00:34","slug":"lgbtq-people-in-fear-as-ghana-pushes-to-criminalize-same-sex-activities-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lgbtq-people-in-fear-as-ghana-pushes-to-criminalize-same-sex-activities-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ people in fear as Ghana pushes to criminalize same-sex activities | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YHhPEVnPa3k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"LGBTQ people in fear as Ghana pushes to criminalize same-sex activities | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YHhPEVnPa3k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ghana has passed one of the most sweeping anti-LGBTQ bills in Africa, which doesn&#8217;t just criminalize same-sex activity, but could jail anyone who funds, supports or advocates for the community. 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