Gay sex is banned - so Ghanaians dance against homophobia

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Gay sex may be illegal in Ghana - dancing isn't. So rappers and singers are using music videos to embrace LGBT+ life and fight homophobia in this conservative West African nation.

Known for controversial social commentary, the group FOKN Bois was offered $100,000 by an investor this year to tone down its"gay vibe", Owusu-Bonsu said, referring to its pink album cover showing the two artists, bare-chested, sharing a smile.

"We are friends with many people in this community, and we need to show our solidarity," said Owusu-Bonsu by phone.In YouTube comments, some viewers disparaged the group, but others discussed how homosexuality used to be accepted in traditional Ghanaian culture and had only became stigmatised with the arrival of Europeans and Christianity.

 

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