{{International gay lobbyist Andrew Solomon has called on President John Mahama to take a lead role in promoting gay and lesbian’s rights in the West African sub-region.}}<\/p>\n
Solomon says the mere fact that there is a national debate on gays and lesbian rights in Ghana, even if the debate is to have gays lynched, is meaningful progress for him.<\/p>\n
The gay lobyists made these remarks in an article posted in the new york times, Friday.<\/p>\n
The article made reference to the raging debate on homosexuality in Ghana; his (Solomon) relationship with president John Mahama and how it all began, including the recent denial and quick u-turn of the Information and Media Relations Minister Mahama Ayariga on the relationship between President John Mahama and Andrew Solomon.<\/p>\n
According to him the president personally called to apologise to him, a day after his minister had put out an obviously incorrect information.<\/p>\n
He denied ever raising funds for John Mahama’s campaign in the 2012 elections as well as paying an amount of $20,000 to purchase the president’s book.<\/p>\n
Solomon also denied categorically that he was desperately pushing for Nana Oye Lithur to be appointed as Minister, just so she could champion gay rights in Ghana.<\/p>\n
He said he has no such power to meddle in the foreign affairs of another country adding “The only way I may have influenced him on gay rights was by welcoming him into the household of a joyful family with two dads. <\/p>\n
It is deeply unsettling to be implicated in a national scandal, to know that my attempts to be kind and helpful to someone would become his millstone.”<\/p>\n
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