The Ningo Prampram MP, Samuel George, has disclosed that a new private members bill against LGBTQ+ set to be laid in parliament will criminalise not just the activity but its promotion, advocacy and funding for the act.

Speaking at the Parliamentary Christian Fellowship meeting, he stated that it will become criminal for anyone to produce any promotional material that supports LGBTQ+, TV/radio stations to show content that supports the cause, any individual or body to support it.

Sam George said, “We have established clearly that homosexuality is not a human right it is a lifestyle choice. So, we respect the human rights of practitioners of homosexuality to get a free and fair trial, however, their sexual orientation and choices cannot be deemed to be a human right and this is contained within the 1992 Constitution.”

This comes after the Speaker of Parliament revealed a bill to stop the promotion of activities of LGBTQI+ in the country will be introduced in the House this week. Alban Kingsford Bagbin said the bill will be passed before the end of the year.

Speaking at a meeting of the Christian Fellowship in Parliament Tuesday, he said no amount of threats against MPs championing the bill will stop the House from getting it approved.

Meanwhile, the MP said because MPs in support of the bill are interested in preaching love, not hate, the bill protects the human rights of individuals caught practising any LGBTQ+ activity.

He said, “anybody who carries out an act of violence against a person caught in the act, would have fallen foul of this law...there is the rule of law, and so the bill actually protects practitioners from extrajudicial treatment, we believe that they must be put before a competent court to determine their fate.”

Also, through the bill individuals who want to break away from the LGBTQ+ practice will be offered medical, psychological and other forms of support, Mr George added.

He explained that some people they have consulted showed they found themselves practising LGBTQ+ activities because of some financial problems and social pressure.

He explained that the bill's introduction is not to criminalise everyone but to serve as a reformative tool for the courts to aid individuals to break free from such practice.

Mr George said that the bill is extremely detailed to include all LGBTQ+ related issues, including banning LGBTQ+ couples from adopting children or fostering one.

“If your way of life does not support procreation, who should procreate for you to adopt?”