After Homophobic Assaults, Gay Man Justice Assan Reportedly Receives Asylum In Canada (Details)

&NewLine;<p>A 40-year-old gay man from Ghana named Justice Assan nicknamed Sweet DD may be the happiest person alive as&comma; after being the target of four homophobic murder attempts&comma; he has apparently been given consideration for asylum in Canada&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Justice Assan was allegedly caught trying to have sex with another guy in the environs of the military camp when he was nearly lynched a month ago in Michel Camp&comma; a neighbourhood established around a military installation in Tema in the Greater Accra Region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Assan was fortunate to escape without dying&comma; and as a result&comma; he is apparently being given consideration as an asylum seeker for Canada&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>According to reports&comma; Assan had been nearly beaten by enraged people four times before the attempt on his life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>With a vast majority of the population being religious&comma; Ghana is known for its fierce anti-gay sentiment&period; All three of Ghana&&num;8217&semi;s major religions—Christianity&comma; Islam&comma; and African traditional religion—condemn LGBT people&&num;8217&semi;s behaviour&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Following a push by some lawmakers&comma; led by Ningo Prampram MP Sam George&comma; to adopt new laws titled the &&num;8220&semi;Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values&&num;8221&semi; bill&comma; anti-gay attitudes have also become more prominent in recent years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The discussion surrounding the new bill has fanned anti-gay sentiments&comma; which has resulted in a recent surge in attacks on LGBT Ghanaians&period; The new bill offers far harsher punishments for homos&ast;xuality than previously existed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Assana apparently requested asylum in Canada and was successful in getting it in the face of countless assaults and never-ending threats from Christians and Muslims alike&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Like Bobrisky in Nigeria&comma; the loudmouth had earlier boasted that he would make a career out of being gay in Ghana&semi; nevertheless&comma; the attacks had reportedly reached a critical point&comma; forcing him to leave the nation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Currently&comma; Sweet DD seems to have gained freedom from the Ghanaian people&comma; and it is unknown if he will ever return to the nation where his critics will undoubtedly be ready to &&num;8220&semi;teach him a lesson&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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