{"id":2900,"date":"2024-08-20T01:33:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T01:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=2900"},"modified":"2024-08-20T01:33:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T01:33:36","slug":"ohemaa-mercy-faces-backlash-from-transgender-community-told-to-stick-to-her-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=2900","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ohemaa Mercy faces backlash from transgender community, told to stick to her music&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2024\/08\/48827278.295.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2901\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghanaian transgender and LGBTQ rights activist Angel Maxine has responded to recent comments made by gospel musician Ohemaa Mercy regarding homosexuality.\u00a0<br><br>Ohemaa Mercy, in an interview with TV3, advised Ghana\u2019s leaders to reject homosexual activities, citing them as something God detests and warning that acceptance could bring doom to the nation.<br><br>However, in a pointed reaction shared on social media, Angel Maxine criticized Ohemaa Mercy for her stance, stating, &#8220;Ohemaa Mercy, you\u2019re a combination of illiteracy and colonized mentality! Please concentrate on your music and stay away from LGBTQI+ issues. Thank you.&#8221;<br><br>Maxine&#8217;s response comes amid the ongoing tension and debate surrounding LGBTQ rights in Ghana, particularly in light of the pending Anti-LGBT+ Bill.\u00a0<br><br>The bill, which is still awaiting approval from parliament, has sparked significant controversy and discussion within the country.<br><br>Per the Anti-LGBT+ Bill, persons caught in LGBT+ acts would be subjected to six months to a three-year jail term, with promoters and sponsors bearing a three- to five-year jail term.<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian transgender and LGBTQ rights activist Angel Maxine has responded to recent comments made by gospel musician Ohemaa Mercy regarding homosexuality.\u00a0 Ohemaa Mercy, in an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2902,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2900\/revisions\/2902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}