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On Tuesday, the Thai Senate approved the final reading of a marriage equality bill, making Thailand the first nation in Southeast Asia to officially recognize same-sex unions.
Thailand to be first Southeast Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage
Tuesday Thailand’s Senate approved the third and final reading of the marriage equality bill that will make the country the first in Southeast Asia to acknowledge same-sex unions. The bill that advocates for gay marriage have been pushing for more than 20 years passed through the upper house of parliament with majority of the lawmakers voting in its favor. This law, which requires the royal assent to approve, will only commence 120 days after it has been printed into the royal gazette making the first same sex marriages possible later this year.
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“Today we have another pro/ for Equal Marriage Bill,” Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin posted on X. ”We will keep on fighting for social rights of all people regardless of their status We will keep on fighting for the Sixty gay rights activists described the decision as a ‘momentous victory’, as Thailand will therefore become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same sex marriage and the third one in Asia, after Nepal and Taiwan.
In Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand, Human rights activist Matcha Phornin, her wife Veerawan Wanna and their adopted daughter who joined people across the nation in watching senate proceedings live on TV.
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This is protection from the parliament and the senators who are in support of this law as seen when Matcha and the others celebrated by hugging and clapping each other after passing the bill. “And then after this, she will also be legally adopted,” Matcha stated, pointing to their child.
Thailand is one of the most toured countries in Asia and easily one of the most accepting of the gay community today.
In early June, thousands of festival-goers and progressives danced in the streets of Bangkok, where they were later joined by Srettha, Thailand’s prime minister, who wore a Stonewall-logoed rainbow shirt.
“It would further cement Thailand as the leader of the SEA nations in advocating for marriage equality and other human rights, specifically regarding women and gender diverse people,” claimed the Civil Society Commission for marriage equality, activists, and queer couples.
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