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March 18, 2015 | Sex & Society

Gay porn models in Ghana threatened with jail time and torture

Thanks to local news sources, young men in Ghana who have appeared in gay porn films are now being hunted down. They face jail time, abuse and torture if caught.

Many of the men are jobless or students from the University of Ghana. Their work was uncovered by StarrFMonline and Breeze FM, both of which called for an end to the "festering underground gay porn movie industry." The news outlets blamed "foreign producers" for the problem.

Now the Bureau of National Investigations, the government's internal intelligence agency, is trying to find the young men.

"People are aware that the society frowns upon it," said Gary Nimako, an anti-gay lawyer. "They have engaged in an illegality and they must be arrested."

"We are trying to get all of the men to safety and out of the country," said an anonymous gay activist. "This is a terrifying situation for all involved."

Same-sex acts between men are illegal in Ghana. The punishment is up to 3 years in prison if found guilty.

Ghana: Lawyer calls for arrest of students in gay porn movies [Pink News]