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Thailand is set to become the first nation in south-east Asia to recognise same-sex marriage after lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a historic marriage equality bill.
By PA/TPN, in Asia, World, Politics, Community · 29 Jun 2024, 16:31 · 0 Comments
In total, 130 of the 152 senators in Thailand’s upper house voted for the bill, with just four against and 18 abstaining.
The legislation gives LGBTQ+ and straight couples the same legal rights and follows two decades of campaigning by activists who now look set to celebrate Thailand's first same-sex marriage before the ear is out.
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