A coalition of religious-based women's
groups in Ghana on Sunday pledged to discourage gay sex in the
African nation, Ghana-based news site MyJoyOnline.com
reported.
“[G]ay rights are not human rights,”
said Madam Hajai Hajara Telley, president of the Inter-Faith Women
Association, an NGO, in presenting the resolution at a press
conference.
Indulging in gay sex “is a taboo in
Africa, it is against our rich culture and tradition, and reduces
human beings to the level of animals,” she added.
Groups represented at the conference
included Muslim Women of Northern Region, Presbyterian Women, Council
of Catholic Women, Anglican Women, Market Women's Association and the
Police Wives Association.
The group's resolution states that
“lesbian and gay lifestyles are against the Holy books of Bible and
Koran upon which our faith and lives are built and we shall never
accept or allow such lifestyles or practices in our society.”
The coalition also railed against
British Prime Minister David Cameron's announcement that some UK
aid would be tied to gay rights.
“We prefer to die of lack of his
support to reducing ourselves to the level of animals – homosexuals
and especially to go against our faith, the divine law and our
culture and tradition.”
(Related: Former
Ghana official wants gay people charged with genocide.)