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According to Virginia Palmer, the US ambassador to Ghana, discriminating against members of the LGBTQI community will only make Ghana less appealing to other American businesses as well as investors and exporters from the LGBTQI community and other transgender and gender nonconforming (LGBTQI) communities.
The remarks were made by the US ambassador while speaking to press in Accra on August 10, 2023.
The US ambassador claims that if Ghana moves on with the passage of the anti-gay bill, it will be less friendly to foreign investment.
She noted: “Lots of ethnic communities make Ghana strong, stable, and attractive for investments. I hope it stays that way with regard to the LGBTQ community. They should be managed to be made the colour of the money green or red if it’s Ghanaian, but if it is discrimination, then that will send a signal not to [only] LGBTQ investors and exporters but to other American companies. Then Ghana will be less welcoming…so I hope it stays that welcoming.”
The House of Legislature is presently considering the bill.
However, Uganda has passed legislation making homosexual behavior illegal there.
But owing to its new regulations, the World Bank recently stated that it will stop making fresh loans to that nation.
Yoweri Museveni, the president of Uganda, has accused the World Bank of trying to put pressure on the country over its anti-LGBT laws.
However, President Museveni said in a social media post that Uganda’s growth will go forward without financing.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
