Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has assured the National Chief Imam that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill will be reconsidered and passed again before Parliament goes on recess.
Speaker Bagbin hinted that there is even a likelihood for the Bill to be passed on Friday, July 31, 2026.
Speaking during a visit to the National Chief Imam on Thursday, July 30, 2026, Alban Bagbin said he is not satisfied with the sentencing provisions in the Bill in its current form and, as a result, it will be reintroduced for further consideration of three key clauses.
“I have gone through it and I am not happy with the sentencing regime, the sanctions because I think it did not reflect what you conveyed to me as my fathers that is why I called for it to be reintroduced at the end so that we just tweak and refine those clauses, they are only three to make it better.
“I have told His Excellency the President and he is in total agreement with me and so the Bill is now going through that stage again. Our intention is to finish it before we go on the recess at this meeting,” he stated.
“We are likely to even do so by tomorrow, Friday,” Bagbin disclosed.
Alban Bagbin urged Ghanaians to disregard any politicization of the passage of the Bill.
According to him, the failure to pass the anti-LGBTQ bill would amount to defiance of God’s decree.
“There is no politics in it at all. Anybody trying to do politics just disregard that. Both Muslims and Christians agree, even the non-believers agree that this one if we don’t pass it then we are acting against the decree of God,” he added.
Parliament on Friday, May 29 passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, popularly known as the anti-LGBTQ bill, after adopting a number of amendments.
The revised legislation exempts lawyers who provide legal advice or representation to persons identified as LGBTQ from sanctions under the law.
Journalists and media organisations reporting on LGBTQ-related matters in the course of their professional duties are also exempt from punishment.
Additionally, medical professionals providing surgical, psychological or counselling services to LGBTQ persons will not face sanctions under the legislation.
The Minority Caucus opposed the amendments, arguing that the suggested earlier version of the bill submitted to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for assent contained significant flaws.
They wanted the Bill to be reconsidered for new amendments to be made.
Despite the objections, Parliament approved the bill and passed it into law, subject to the remaining constitutional processes.
