Sister Derby’s response to the passage of the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill was marked by unmistakable sarcasm. As a staunch opponent of the bill from the beginning, the news of its passage, whether anticipated or not, clearly left a sour taste in her mouth.
In a tweet she shared a few hours after Ghana’s parliament passed the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill on February 28, 2024, the musician suggested that, given the pressing issues affecting the lives of the Ghanaian people, the bill was the least of their concerns.
Her tweet read: “The passage of the bill will fix the roads, build hospitals and schools, ensure that there’s potable water in every community, clean all the polluted rivers, stop Galamsey, provide jobs for the youth, solve the plastic pollution menace, take the kids off the streets and also solve light off issue.”
Sister Derby’s statement sparked discussions about her advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community and her music career.
Some individuals, expressing their opinions through unprintable words, suggested that her focus should be on her music career. They perceived her musical pursuits to have faltered, with her past relationship with rapper Medikal taking center stage in the conversation.
For hours, she trended on social media alongside LGBTQ+, Sam George and ‘visa’.
Hopefully, when you figure out what genre of music you can succeed at, we can have a forward looking conversation. Until then, say hi to @AmgMedikal for me. Cheers.
— Sam 'Dzata' George(@samgeorgegh) July 23, 2021
