BANGKOK, Thailand — Thai lawmakers met Tuesday to vote on legalizing same-sex marriage, putting the kingdom on the cusp of becoming the first Southeast Asian nation to recognize marriage equality.
The senate upper house is expected to approve the legislation, after which it will go to King Maha Vajiralongkorn for royal assent and come into force 120 days after publication in the official Royal Gazette. Thailand would become only the third place in Asia where same-sex couples can tie the knot, after Taiwan and Nepal, and activists are hoping the first weddings could be celebrated as early as October.'Today is the day that Thai people will smile.
Activists will later hold a rally, featuring a drag show, in central Bangkok, where giant shopping malls have been flying the rainbow flag in a show of support since the start of Pride Month in June.Members of Parliament and parliamentary interns from the Move Forward Party pose during a presser ahead of the final senatorial vote on the same sex marriage bill at the Thai Parliament in Bangkok on June 18, 2024.
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