Bangkok ( AFP )– Thailand’s congress passed a similar- sexual relationship bill Wednesday, paving the way for the country to become the first Southeast Asian nation to accept Gay marriage justice.
Issued on: 27/03/2024- 09: 07
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The lower apartment passed the bill 399 to 10 to pass, but it still needs to be approved by the Senate before the king approves it before it is published in the Royal Gazette.
After the effect, one member brought a rainbow symbol into the room.
” Now culture has proved to us that they care about LGBT right”, Tunyawaj Kamolwongwat, an MP with the liberal Move Forward Party which has pushed for LGBTQ+ right, told AFP.
” Then finally, we will have the same privileges as people.”
Just Taiwan and Nepal in other parts of Asia recognize same-sex marriage, with India’s highest court denying the latter’s request to legislature in October.
Thai campaigners have struggled for decades against traditional beliefs and values, despite the kingdom’s loving status for the global LGBTQ+ group.
The plan may shift references to “men”, “women”, “husbands” and “wives” in the relationship law to gender- negative terms.
Additionally, it means LGBTQ+ lovers will be able to for the first time love inheritance and implementation rights in the kingdom.
‘ A big stage ‘
” It’s a big step for our region– it is the first in Southeast Asia”, Mookdapa Yangyuenpradorn, a spokeswoman with dissident group Fortify Rights, told AFP.
Mookdapa expressed wish that the bill’s after levels would go smoothly, ensuring that her nation” will be on par with the global level in terms of LGBT right.”
The government of prime minister Srettha Thavisin approved of the legislature debate last year, leading to the vote’s outcome.
The prime minister has been outspoken about his support for the LGBTQ+ group, calling the plan a hot button and promising to implement it in home institutions next year.
While Thailand has a reputation for tolerance, much of the Buddhist- majority country remains conventional and the LGBTQ community, while very visible, still faces barriers and discrimination.
For more than a decade, activists have been fighting for same-sex unions, but their efforts have failed in a nation where coups and mass street demonstrations regularly upend politics.
Thai lawmakers approved two same-sex marriage legislation in 2022, along with two civil partnership legislation.
However, the legislation was voided as a result of the dissolution of parliament, allowing for a year-long general election.
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