Thailand is set to become the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage after the country’s House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill yesterday. The legislation was passed by 400 of the 415 lawmakers present, with only 10 voting against it, according to Reuters. The decade-long Thai campaign for same-sex marriage has … Read more
Thailand’s plan to legalize same-sex marriage will take another step toward realization sometime later this year, with the country’s lawmakers set to approve a draft bill next week. On Thursday of last week, Bloomberg reported, a committee set up by the House of Representatives approved a draft amendment to the country’s Civil and Commercial Code … Read more
Conservatives in Thailand like to buck the trend. It was Anutin Charnvirakul, the health minister under the former military government, who legalized cannabis (and it was the self-styled liberal democrats in the government who wanted to criminalize it again), and it was those military reactionaries who declared that the country’s war on drugs had been … Read more
Yesterday, Thai lawmakers resoundingly passed a package of four draft laws on same-sex marriage, moving the country a step closer to becoming Southeast Asia’s first nation to enshrine such unions in law. According to the Bangkok Post, the draft legislation received nearly unanimous support in the lower house of Parliament and was approved by an … Read more
Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a draft law on marriage equality and that will be brought to parliament during a session starting next month, Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said yesterday. Srettha told reporters that the draft law is expected to be proposed to Parliament on December 12. Karom Polpornklang, a deputy government spokesperson, elaborated on … Read more
The Debate | Opinion Despite vowing respect for human rights at the U.N. General Assembly, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has been largely silent on the issue of marriage equality. Participants hold signs during the annual Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, June 5, 2023. Credit: Facebook/Bangkok Pride Advertisement When Thailand’s new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, addressed the U.N. … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Society | Southeast Asia This year’s Pride Parade brought into the spotlight Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, who reaffirmed his support for the country’s LGBTQ community. Thailand’s Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward Party, takes part in the annual Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, June 5, 2023. Credit: Facebook/Pita Limjaroenrat Advertisement On Sunday, … Read more