Thai parliament passes same-sex marriage bill

Thai advocates for LGBTQ rights hailed a major step forward Wednesday as the parliament passed a same-sex marriage bill in a landslide, paving the way for the nation to become the first in Southeast Asia to recognise marriage equality.

“Thailand is finally accepted and recognised as truly ‘paradise for LGBTQI’,” Chanya Rattanathada, 27, told AFP in the halls outside the voting chamber.“Today, society has proved to us that they care about LGBT rights,” said Tunyawaj Kamolwongwat, an MP with the progressive Move Forward Party, which has long pushed for LGBTQ rights.The proposal will change references to “men”, “women”, “husbands” and “wives” in the country’s marriage law to gender-neutral terms.

The prime minister has been vocal in his support for the LGBTQ community, making the marriage equality policy a signature issue and telling reporters last year that the change would strengthen family structures.“Today, Thailand is one step ahead in terms of making everyone equal,” he said.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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