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  1. 07-06-2022, 09:21 PM #1
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    Partial Victory for the Downtrodden!

    Thailand to Be Southeast Asia’s Pioneer With Same-Sex Union Bill


    A same sex couple poses in wedding dresses during the Pride March in Bangkok on June 5.Photographer: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images By Anuchit Nguyen (Bloomberg)

    June 7, 2022, 5:20 PM GMT+7

    Thailand ratified a bill that will help it become the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex unions.
    The Cabinet approved the draft legislation after receiving opinions from LGBTQ and religious groups, which don’t object to the proposal, Ratchada Thanadirek, a government spokesperson, said in a statement. The bill will be forwarded to Parliament for approval before becoming law.

    The bill doesn’t go as far as endorsing same-sex marriage, but will enable couples to adopt children, jointly manage assets and liabilities and have inheritance and heritage rights between partners -- which are not part of current laws.

    If passed, Thailand would become the second jurisdiction in Asia to allow same-gender unions, with Taiwan having legalized same-sex marriage in 2019. The Cabinet’s move on Tuesday comes six months after the Constitutional Court ruled that laws should be expanded to guarantee greater rights for lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queer individuals but stopped short of granting marriage equality.
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  2. 07-06-2022, 09:51 PM #2
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    ^ I'll be waiting for my invitation, TC!
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  3. 07-06-2022, 10:06 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Topper View Post
    ^ I'll be waiting for my invitation, TC!
    Who's going on the stag or hen night?
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  4. 07-06-2022, 11:53 PM #4
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    Is it like Hetero same sex, birthday, songhkran an Christmas ?

    Good Luck Tommy now you can be as miserable as most married couples.
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  5. 08-06-2022, 04:16 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by david44 View Post
    Good Luck Tommy now you can be as miserable as most married couples
    ...SD and I were married in San Francisco 3 days before the US Supreme Court made gay marriage legal in all states...wedded bliss since 2015. Things have moved a bit more slowly here...
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  6. 08-06-2022, 06:35 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    ...SD and I were married in San Francisco 3 days before the US Supreme Court made gay marriage legal in all states...wedded bliss since 2015. Things have moved a bit more slowly here...
    Interesting TC. If this becomes law will you be able to get a marriage visa?
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  7. 08-06-2022, 06:45 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton View Post
    If this becomes law will you be able to get a marriage visa?
    ...SD thinks so...in addition, I'll be eligible for his (free) super-generous health insurance and other bennies...
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    ^, ^^^, oh jesus. pass the fucking sick bag, but a HD video of the lezzies wedding night would be welcome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by taxexile View Post
    oh jesus. pass the fucking sick bag
    Your posts do have that effect.
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    Thailand Holds First Official Pride Parade to Support Equality

    BANGKOK (NNT) - Thousands of members of Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community raised rainbow flags in the country’s first official pride parade on Sunday (5 June) to celebrate pride month and support gender equality.


    Also waving blue, pink, and white transgender flags, marchers made their way through the main streets of Bangkok. Some chanted and called for same-sex marriages to be legalised and for sex workers’ rights.


    The relatively large parade was supported by the local government for the first time.


    One drag queen, who was dressed in rainbow clothes from head to toe, was calling for the acceptance of sexual diversity.


    In Thailand, two bills on LGBTQ+ couples, including one on civil partnerships, are waiting to go to parliament.


    The civil partnership bill approved by the Cabinet in 2020 would recognise same-sex unions with almost the same legal rights as married couples.

    Thailand Holds First Official Pride Parade to Support Equality
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  11. 08-06-2022, 08:52 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    One drag queen, who was dressed in rainbow clothes from head to toe, was calling for the acceptance of sexual diversity.
    ...that Stumpy! Always the activist...
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