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Same-sex marriage shouldn’t even be discussed – Dodowa Chief

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The Chief of Dodowa, Nene Teye Kwesi Okukurubuor Agyemang V, has cautioned against any campaign geared towards legalizing same-sex marriage in Ghana. The act is a taboo, he contended, and called on Ghanaians to completely ignore any calls for it to be accepted.   “I think the issue of same-sex marriage should not even be a topic for Ghanaians to discuss, simply because it is not part of our tradition, this is a taboo and it’s against our traditions as far as Ghanaian tradition is concerned. “Our customs does not even permit us to see two males even playing together at certain points. It is not allowed. You and I know for sure that it’s a man and a woman who gave birth to us before we became who we are today”, Nene Agyemang emphasized.   Nene Okukurubuor Agyemang V made the call in an interview with Joy News Monday to declare his stand against homosexual act as someone with traditional authority. The US Supreme Court recently legalized same-sex marriage in all states, which has