Deputy Minister-designate of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, James Gyakye Quayson, has stated his firm stance against LGBTQ activities in Ghana, stating that he will not support any effort to promote or legalise such practices.
Appearing before Parliament's Appointments Committee on Friday, July 25,2025, he said his position is anchored in deeply held cultural and personal values, developed over the years both in Ghana and during his four decades of living in Canada. "As a true African, I'm not in support of LGBTQ.
I was in Canada when LGBTQ was liberalised, but I was one of the people who campaigned against it.
So, I will never be in support of it," he stated.
