{"id":75642,"date":"2024-06-18T13:57:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T13:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/18\/thailand-makes-history-as-first-southeast-asian-country-to-legalise-same-sex-marriage\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T13:57:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T13:57:08","slug":"thailand-makes-history-as-first-southeast-asian-country-to-legalise-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/18\/thailand-makes-history-as-first-southeast-asian-country-to-legalise-same-sex-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand ‘makes history’ as first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thailand’s senate has voted to approve a marriage equality bill – clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to recognise same-sex couples.<\/p>\n

It follows two decades of campaigning by activists who hailed the move a “monumental step forward”.<\/p>\n

The bill – which was supported by an overwhelming majority of politicians in the upper house and grants full legal, financial and medical rights for marriage partners of any gender – just needs the endorsement of King Maha Vajiralongkorn before it becomes law.<\/p>\n

The legislation will come into force 120 days after it is published in the royal gazette, meaning the first same-sex weddings could take place in Thailand<\/a><\/strong> later this year.<\/p>\n

“We are very proud to make history,” said Plaifah Kyoka Shodladd, a member of a parliamentary committee on same-sex marriage<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“Today love triumphed prejudice… after fighting for more than 20 years, today we can say that this country has marriage equality.”<\/p>\n

“Today we celebrate another significant milestone in the journey of our Equal Marriage Bill,” Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said in a post on X.<\/p>\n

“We will continue our fight for social rights for all people regardless of their status.”<\/p>\n

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The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 130 of the 152 members of the senate in attendance, with four voting against it and 18 abstaining.<\/p>\n

Once the law receives royal approval, Thailand will become the third place in Asia – after Taiwan and Nepal – to allow same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n

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Thailand is one of Asia’s popular tourist destinations and has a reputation for acceptance and inclusivity.<\/p>\n

However, Thai society largely holds conservative values, so the country has struggled for decades to pass a marriage equality law, while members of the LGBT+ community say they face discrimination in everyday life.<\/p>\n

The passing of the bill “would underscore Thailand’s leadership in the region in promoting human rights and gender equality” – the Civil Society Commission of marriage equality, activists and LGBTQI couples said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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