The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation and Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has expressed reservations about the potential criminalization of sex toys within the anti-LGBT bill currently under consideration in Parliament. 

During the deliberations on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021 in Parliament on Tuesday [Dec 12, 2023], Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful argued that clause 3(c), which criminalizes the use of sex toys, may unintentionally impact heterosexual couples who use such aids to enhance their intimate lives.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament, she argued that if the bill intends to criminalize sex toys, it should be clear that its scope extends beyond the LGBT community. Otherwise, she urged for the removal of clause 3(c) from the amendment.

Mrs Owusu-Ekuful said, “And I think we raised this when the committee was considering it that the proposed amendment in 3(c) may create unintended consequences because sexual intercourse between a man and an inanimate object or between a woman and an inanimate object would necessarily include sexual intercourse with all manner of aids that couple use to enhance the sexual experience.”

“And I’m not sure if that’s what the intention of this bill is. It would necessarily include sex toys and other aids that couples, heterosexual couples also use to enhance the sexual experience.

Source: GraphicOnline