According to an Afrobarometer survey by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), although Ghanaians are tolerant of ethnicities other than theirs, “only fewer than one in 10 (7%) are tolerant toward people in same-s€x relationships”.
So what this means is that 93% of Ghanaians are not tolerant of G@y and l€sbi@n relationships.
The report reads; “Ghanaians, generally, tend to express more nationalistic than ethnic sentiments, and most think they are more united as a people than divided”.
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The report further stated that; “Although discrimination is not an uncommon occurrence, Ghanaians express high levels of tolerance toward foreigners and citizens from different ethnic groups or religious faiths, though they are highly intolerant toward people of the same gender in relationships.”
Below are some key findings of the survey;
▪ For nine out of 10 Ghanaians (91%), their national identity is at least as strong as their ethnic identity; very few say they feel “more ethnic” (6%) or “only ethnic” (3%).
▪ About three-quarters (73%) of citizens believe there is more that unites Ghanaians as a single people than divides them.
▪ About one in four Ghanaians (25%) say the government treats members of their ethnic group unfairly, a significant improvement compared to 2008 (49%).
▪ About one in five say other Ghanaians treated them unfairly based on their ethnicity (20%) or their religion (18%) during the year preceding the survey. Almost twice as many (35%) say they suffered discrimination based on their economic status.
▪ Overwhelming majorities of Ghanaians express tolerant attitudes toward people of different ethnicities (92%), different religions (91%), different political affiliations (90%), and different nationalities (74%). But fewer than one in 10 (7%) are tolerant toward people in same-secks relationships.
Ewurama Acheampoma