Angry youth burst in on a same sex marriage ceremony in James Town in Accra early Monday, sending the couple and guest alike fleeing.
The attack came while the two marrying women were exchanging rings and vows, at the dawn ceremony.
The enraged youth, including females, wielding sticks, canes and other implements later marched through the neighborhood, amid local songs, which targeted lesbians.
According to the James Town Police, the mob arrested the two girls, a 19-year-old and a 16-year-old who attended the ceremony and demanded that the police arrest all other lesbians in the area.
The two girls have been detained at the James Town Police Station.
Speaking to the Times, the James Town District Police Commander, Franklin Addei, said that the youth brought a petition to the police requesting that lesbians in the area be arrested.
“We told them that there is no low that forbids lesbianism and, therefore, we could not act on their request,” he said.
Mr. Addei said the police advised them to instead send the petition to the chief of the area who could call those involved and advise them to desist from such practice.
The police commander said the police were aware of such practices in other communities such as Bubiashie, Kaneshie, Chorkor and Mamprobi, but there was very little they could do.
Nii Tackie, one of the protestors told the Times that they were determined to flush out all the lesbians. “We will not allow this thing to continue in the area,” he said.
Sackey Quaye, another anti-gay activist, said the lesbian activities often brought about confrontations between men and women in the community.
“Their activities are depriving us of women. Anytime a man decides to go after a woman in the area, these lesbians will pounce on him and beat him up.
“We cannot allow this to go in the area. The women use money to lure young girls into this bad habit and deprive us. It must stop,” he insisted
