[5] LGBT+ issues are often seen as part of a Western agenda trying to spread US or European values in the country, which has led to high levels of discrimination against LGBT+ people, including blackmail, extortion, and violent attacks.
[6] After the Accra LGBT center had to close, many Black celebrities showed sympathy to the Ghanaian gay community; among them actors Idris Elba and Michaela Coel and signed a letter under the hashtag #GhanaSupportsEquality.
[8] Following these statements made by Donkor, a group of MPs led by NDC's Sam Nartey George said that they would push along with other lawmakers to criminalize the promotion of LGBTQ+ rights.
Meeting at a hotel for nurses and midwives, the group had met to share information on documenting LGBT+ rights violations in Ghana and had brought a number of flyers with them, including ones on "Coming out" and "All about Trans.
[11] Soon after the arrests, the hashtag #ReleaseThe21 went viral on Twitter in the country but the petition by an LGBT organization before the Ho City Circuit Court to immediately release them was refused.
[17] On 16 June 2021, Circuit Court Judge Felix Datsomor granted the state prosecutor a postponement for further advice and instruction due to the case being stranded at the attorney general's jurisdiction.
In its words of condemnation for the alleged arbitrary detainment and petition to respect the rights of LGBT+ people, the UN added and urged "The Government of Ghana (must) release them immediately and unconditionally.
[23] The World Bank and the news agency Thomson Reuters among other donors of aid to Ghana, asked the authorities to respect the rights of the activists and also called for their immediate release.