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"Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of parliament have overwhelmingly approved
a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first in south-east
Asia to legalise equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.
Four hundred of 415 lawmakers present voted for the bill on Wednesday and
footage from inside parliament showed people standing and applauding
afterwards.
In a post on X, Danuphorn Punnakanta, a spokesperson for the majority Pheu Thai
party and president of the committee overseeing the marriage equality bill,
said: “The right to equality in Thailand has begun today. It is the beginning,
and further legislation for people’s rights and freedom will follow.”
The bill must now be approved by the senate and endorsed by the Thai king.
After this endorsement, the bill would be published in the Royal Gazette and
become law after 60 days.
If that happens, Thailand will follow Taiwan and Nepal as the only countries in
Asia to legalise same-sex marriage.
The Pheu Thai post added: “Today is considered a good sign that Thailand will
be the first country in south-east Asia to have equal marriage laws. It raises
the level of Thailand in the eyes of the world.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
