Ghanaian activists call for release of LGBT members

Civil society organisations are calling for the release of 21 LGBT people who were arrested in Ghana's Volta region. 

They were holding a meeting in the town of Ho on Thursday to discuss ways of protecting their rights in Ghana. 

The police said they were arrested and detained for promoting an LGBT agenda at an unlawful assembly. 

A court on Friday denied their bail application and the 21 are due to appear in court next week. 

It isn't unlawful to identify as LGBT in Ghana but sexual acts between males are illegal in the country.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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