U.S, April 29 -- Dr. Mohammed Amin Adams, Minister for Finance and Leader of Ghana's Delegation to the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, stood his ground when talking to CNN Richard Quest. He defended a pending criminal bill in Ghana despite the likely fact that this country would lose up to $3.8 billion in urgently needed foreign aid.

It appears accepting LGBTQ rights is a red line for some African countries that otherwise very much rely on travel and tourism income, as well as foreign assistance.

Kenya, Ghana, Namibia, Niger, Tanzania, and Uganda seemed to be standing firm in their public hate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transexual, and queer people in their communities. The reason is the fear of God and respect for the...