Celebrations in upper house of parliament as bill passes with support of large majority of lawmakers
Thai officials celebrate during an official ceremony in Bangkok on Thursday to mark the senate's approval of a bill to legalise same-sex marriage. Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPAThailand’s senate passed the final reading of a marriage equality law on Tuesday, paving the way for it to become the first country in southeast Asia to recognise same-sex couples.
“Today we celebrate another significant milestone in the journey of our Equal Marriage Bill,” Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin said in a post on X.‘People are hacked off at politics’: SNP and Labour in knife-edge battle across central Scotland Lawmakers and activists were seen celebrating in Thailand’s parliament, waving rainbow flags and smiling, with some raising their fists in solidarity with the LGBT+ community.
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