About two hundred suspected homosexuals have held two separate birthday parties in Sekondi-Takoradi. The first party, held at the Trakoradi Shippers’ Council Hall was strictly by invitation while the second was at the Last Hour Beach Resort. As Kweku Owusu Peprah of Radio Max narrated, he managed to enter the venue after explaining at the gate that he was invited but had forgotten his invitation card at home. According to him, he was shocked upon seeing the way men had adorned themselves and were flirting with each other. He said some of the men were holding ladies bags and purses and wore tight jeans and equally tight T-Shirts, while others were also in anklets and silky wrappers tied to their waists. “I was amazed at what I saw…A young man joined me at the table and after sitting for a few minutes, he pulled out a handbag with a make-up pack and started applying the make-up just as the women do. At this point I could not stay any longer, so I quietly walked out,” Owusu Peprah revealed. According to him, investigations have revealed that most of the gay men at the party have female sex partners and are gays “only for commercial reasons”. Some, he said, are actually bread winners of their families. Commenting on the issue, Dr. Ronald Sowah of the Efia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital said a situation where gays keep female sex partners poses a threat to their health since they and their partners are equally vulnerable to STDs. By: Dorcas Efe Mensah/myjoyonline.com/Ghana