Why Are Africans the Biggest Hypocrites? Is Christianity & Islam Not Just As Foreign as Lesbianism?

Hello Mr. Chris-Vincent,

In a world where people have rights and freedom by virtue of the fact that they are humans, including the freedom to choose their sexual partners—be it same sex or opposite, Africans (especially Ghanaians) are stuck in their ignorance and continue to deny people like myself a God given right to make a choice.

I am in my mid 30s living in Europe who has been with same sex partners since I was 18  and after ending my 6 years relationship with my partner from the Caribbean, I decided to find a Ghanaian as a partner. And this is when I begun hearing all manner of absurd excuses, the reason why I am writing this open letter.

Through a male friend of mine-Kojo, I met a young beautiful University student and traveled to Ghana to meet her. She is such a beautiful, caring and honest person but she lives in total fear—not that she has committed any offense but because she is a lesbian just like me and the several others in the world.

She has to hide what she is, her choice, her preference and her personality in order not to be hurt by her people. What sort of new age of oppression is this?

While in Ghana, I decided to talk to some people and also research on the web and Ghanaian papers the arguments against homosexuals in Ghana and why the people are so wicked towards same sex relationships.

Shockingly, most of the arguments I came across were centered around the fact that, lesbianism is not Africa, it is out there to destroy the Ghanaian culture and it is a western or foreign practice. I couldn’t stop my myself from disgracefully asking; so if people like my partner and myself cannot be recognized in Ghana because our actions are foreign and alien to Ghanaian culture/values, what about Christianity, Islam and the many foreign values/practices that have been fully embraced in Ghana?

This is ridiculous and beyond pathetic. What is the reasoning capability of those who make these arguments and continue to subject same sex couples to contempt and disregard in Ghana?

The average Ghanaian is more of a Christian than even the pope, yet they do not recognize that the Christianity they so much follow is also foreign, just like they claim lesbianism is foreign oriented.

I left Ghana last week pretty sad and will do all I can to bring my partner over here since her safety is not even guaranteed, while with her own people.

By the way, I am of Ghanaian descent.

From: Phyllis/ London

Editor’s Note:

It is sad and unconscionable that majority of Ghanaians still treat same sex couples with contempt, even in this era, day and age. The RIGHT to make a choice and be with whoever a person pleases (as long as the two are of sound mind and of age) should not be a qualified right or be subjected to any State, parental or societal control.

Subjecting homosexuals to contempt says a lot about our character, level of understanding, civilization and above all, tolerance. As the popular saying goes, to determine how civilized a society is, just look at how they treat the minority.

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