Parliament adjourns without reconsidering anti — LGBTQ bill

Parliament last Friday adjourned sine die, bringing the Second Meeting of the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament to a close, without reconsidering the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2026 (anti-LGBTQ bill).

The 12 Bills passed at the Second Meeting, from May to July 2026, include the Human Sexual Rights and Family Bill, 2025-passed on 29/05/2026; Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Bill, 2025-passed on 25/06/2026; Community Service Bill, 2026 - passed on 08/07/2026; Maritime and Related Offences passed on 30/06/2026; National Defence University, Ghana Bill, 2026 - passed on 17/07/2026 and the Tribunals Bill, 2026- passed on 30/07/2026.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, had assured the National Chief Imam, Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, last Thursday that Parliament would re and pass the Bill before adjournment.