The Resident Country Director of International Investments LLC, Ibrahim Adjei, has welcomed amendments made to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, saying the changes provide much-needed clarity and protect professionals carrying out their duties.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Monday, June 1, Adjei argued that the revised provisions address concerns over ambiguities that existed in the earlier version of the bill.
According to him, the previous draft contained provisions that could have created uncertainty for individuals and institutions whose professional responsibilities require them to engage with persons identified as LGBTQ.
“I think when something is clarified, you know, you can’t then stand on principle. Because now it is made sure that where there’s ambiguity, where it is amorphous in nature, where it is opaque, it is now clear that the media, lawyers, the medical people, those who have client privilege, are now somehow exempted,” he stated.
Adjei further rejected suggestions that the amendments amount to a weakening of the legislation, arguing that improving clarity should not be interpreted as diluting the bill.
Parliament recently passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, popularly known as the anti-gay bill, with a number of amendments.
Under the revised provisions, individuals who provide legal advice or legal representation to persons identified as LGBTQ are exempt from sanctions. Journalists and media organisations reporting on LGBTQ-related issues in the course of their professional duties are also protected.
The bill further exempts medical professionals, including those providing surgical, psychological and counselling services to LGBTQ persons, from punishment under the proposed law.
