Steven Kabuye is photographed in Toronto, on Friday March 15, 2024. Kabuye, a LGBTQI+ activist from Uganda, was attacked and stabbed in early January in Kampala, recently arriving in Toronto to seek safety. Kabuye, a gay man from Uganda who was stabbed in early January, arrived in Toronto recently, as he tries to find safety and plan his next steps.
Ghana's parliament passed its own draft law last month that if ratified would allow decade-long prison terms for anyone promoting LGBTQ+ rights, and jail for any same-sex "public show of romantic relations." A coalition of Canadian groups advocating for LGBTQ+ rights globally says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is failing to adequately push back.
Last month, the U.S. also called out the Ghana draft bill, saying it would undermine the country's economy, public health and reputation for human rights. He alleged that his flatmate was put into a cell with multiple inmates who beat him up after police told them he was gay. He was released after diplomats raised concerns about the case, Kabuye said.
He constantly gets threatening messages, he said. And after each media interview, he said police tell his flatmate to "tell Steve that the more he makes a lot of noise, the more he puts your life in danger." Grassroots organizations tend to warn against foreign governments lecturing their own, lest they invite the accusation that they are trying to impose Western values and erase local culture.
Coalition member Ayo Tsalithaba suspects Ottawa doesn't want to speak out for fear of compromising mining access for Canadian firms operating in Ghana.
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