A Radio Presenter In Trouble For Supporting LGBTQ Rights

Readers will recall somewhere in the year 2021 the debate on the right of the LGBTQ group emerged in the country which led to numerous public arguments.

It was also during this same period when Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Honourable Sam George and friends like Lawyer Francis Amoani Foh wrote to the parliament of Ghana to stop debating the right of the LBGTQ group and introduced what they called Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, as an anti-LGBTQ right to cease the passing of the LGBTQ rights.

During this debate as to whether Ghana should give rights to the LBGTQ group to openly come out or not. While many were against it, there was one radio show host Kwadwo Boateng Coxbi, known in private life as Collins Boateng who was using his radio show to argue for the LBGTQ group.

One of his quotes was “allow them to express themselves, that’s how they also want to live their lives. No LGBT right, no any other right in this country”
These and many of his comments on radio brought anger to some listeners who started warning him through phone in times.

During the visit of the Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris in March this year when LGBTQ right was raised again, Boateng Coxbi stood to his stands and continued to argue for this small group for months until a certain unknown youth group on motorbikes physically attacked him on his way home after work.

They threatened to kill him if he goes on to speak for the LGBTQ group again.
This is what one of the thugs said according to a recording he played to the police,
“You are our man but I will kill you if you join them to destroy our children and culture… LGBT is taboo. LGBT is satanic…. LGBT is Haram.. don’t try it ok! …. If you try it again your head will go!”

The police advised Mr. Boateng to cease going on radio while they investigate the matter, but after some months he’s back on radio and still thinks the police are not doing their job to arrest these thugs.
This is what he said on radio after his return,
“the police are behaving as if lives are not at stake, my life, my children, my family. For over ten months now and not a single thug has been arrested yet these guys keep threatening me and sending me wild messages. I have given them all to the police but it looks like they are unconcerned. There is insecurity for people like us who don’t support what many say. why why why”

Our reporter reached out to the crime section of the Amasaman police station where the case was reported for an update, and this is what one officer (Name withheld) said.
“We are not able to arrest them because the numbers they used to send him those threatening messages are not registered to any name at the NIA so we are not able to trace their routes, also I personally believe the group is bigger than we think and sometimes these powers are tricky”

The Multimedia’s Adom fm/Asempa fm presenter said, he continues to fear for his life and family, “I have requested a small escort from the police at my district but they have declined it and asked me to continue to stay home, for almost a year? How is that possible, won’t I and my family eat?’ the radio host quizzes.

Our team has since not heard from Kwadwo Boateng Coxbi on the matter. Meanwhile, the right to the LGBTQ debate continues in the country.

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