Raphaela
22 Nov 2024
Some days ago, I saw a question on the internet yesterday that read “In what way has the healthcare system made it difficult for the LGBTQ community?”. It reminded me of a Social Studies Section B question. Good times. I thought I’d answer it in today’s post.
One thing about me? As far as I’m concerned, everything is the government’s fault. The healthcare “system” in Ghana is barely existent.
I don’t think the healthcare system itself makes things difficult for us as queer people. Queerphobic laws make it hard for you to tell your doctor that even though your gender on paper says M, you’d like to start taking oestrogen pills, or that the reason you refuse to take a pregnancy test every time he suggests it is because you don’t have sex with men. These are adults who grew up on homophobia; they picked it up along the way and I don’t think they’ll be letting go of it anytime soon.