The Talk Party Series: Gay in Ghana

Each month, ACCRA [dot] ALT hosts The Talk Party Series, a monthly film and discussion series in Ghana where the dopest artists and creatives meet over good cinema, talk, food and music.

Over the past few months, President Mills, preachers, and Parliamentarians have made vigorous speeches about homosexuality being ungodly and un-African. In contest to these public statements, September's Talk Party explored life in Accra for young gay men.

These men (from the Coalition Against Homophobia in Ghana) spoke proudly of their sexuality and answered questions from our curious crowd about the challenges of being gay in Ghana.

Produced by REDD Kat Pictures

Camera: Abass Ismael
Edit: SelormJay

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[israelalways1]

The male and women got excellent voices, a 9 out of 10

[icon23321]

this gives me hope that not every one in Ghana is an ignorant,hateful,religious fanatical hypocrite.....I am so happy and proud to see this.Now let's build this nation we claim to hold dear and stay out of people's bedrooms.

[ZUDAH1]

Can't even believe that we as a global collective are still debating and having "discussion" about something that has been taking place long before ALL OF US WERE BORN AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE HERE LONG AFTER... Recently i witnessed two male dogs getting it in at a friends house. What do i do bash the dogs lmao??? SHOW YOUR GROWTH IN ACTION..

[fermy6]

@niutsang Lol its disgusting to see what your parents have taught you. Your homophobia is disgusting and so are you and the people who raised you (assuming they are too homophobic).

[niustang]

u guys need to stop supporting this act called homo and send our useful time teaching our kids in school and trying to improve our clinic and build house for the poors. the money that these ppl are using for food for this homo ppl, they could have save that money to build schools or buy hospital equip to help the sick, foolish homo ppl

[TRANZEURO]

@Kymberlyxxx (cont) to family or societal/religious pressures. If being gay were simply a "choice" I think many of them would make the "choice" NOT to be gay.

[TRANZEURO]

@Kymberlyxxx (cont) choose to be homosexual in a society where a siginificant segment of the world's population views it as being despciable disgusting. Where in many countries you can be jailed or killed. The levels of persecution vary but they exist everywhere. In New York nearly half of all homeless street children are gay and lesbian kids thrown out and disowned by their families. And a large percentage of teenage suicides are gay/lesbian youth who have trouble accepting their sexuality due

[TRANZEURO]

@Kymberlyxxx It really irritates me when people who aren't even gay (straights) feel they can speak on whether or not being gay is a choice. How would you know ? Your NOT gay ! Did you actually CHOOSE to be attracted to the opposite sex ? My attraction to the same sex came just as naturally to me as your sexual inclinations came to you. You mentioned yourself "it must be hard living in Ghana and being gay" and I believe you're right,but guess what being gay in GENERAL is hard. Why would someone

[Kymberlyxxx]

I have no problem with the person themselves. I have a problem with what they are. Im sorry but you can not possibly believe you are born gay. Being gay is a choice not a trait. Aye asem oo. But im glad that there is somewhere for these ghanians to go and talk to like minded people, as it must be hard living in Ghana and being gay.

[brainuppance]

@nosmdg You sound really childish, with all the "aish eye asem ooh!"

and

"eeeeeeeish"

I'm not surprised though. Only really immature people are so offended by gay people. Actually, I think I've insulted children by calling you childish. Most children haven't yet started clinging to bigotry and hatred. You talk about gays advertising their "ass" on youtube, yet you aren't embarrassed to broadcast the asinine views you hold on youtube.