{"id":14390,"date":"2021-05-31T11:52:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/?p=14390"},"modified":"2021-08-11T10:11:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T10:11:12","slug":"understanding-addressing-homophobia-in-ghana-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/understanding-addressing-homophobia-in-ghana-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding &#038; Addressing Homophobia in Ghana &#038; Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span lang=\"en\"><\/h4>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14392 \" src=\"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/Homophobia.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"869\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/Homophobia.png 677w, https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/Homophobia-450x235.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">As a feminist grant-making organisation, the African Women\u2019s Development Fund (AWDF) is well aware that patriarchal violence is a prevalent problem across our continent. State and community-sanctioned violence, which maintains patriarchal power, remains an urgent issue for millions of Africans made vulnerable by various social forces of exclusion. This includes Africans who belong to sexual and gender minorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">At AWDF, we know that it is possible to build societies that are free from violence against people, regardless of their gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation. Throughout Ghana and Africa\u2019s history, we have had such societies. And across Ghana and Africa today, there are many communities, locales, families and individuals that continue to reject such violence. This document is designed to be an educational resource for people working to address, reduce and eliminate violence against LGBTQ+ Africans. 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