webfact Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Kerdchoke Kasamwongjit Photographer: Luke Duggleby/Bloomberg By Randy Thanthong-Knight • Country could be next in Asia to expand same-sex-union rights• Thai laws could soon catch up to country’s liberal reputation Thailand markets itself as a liberal destination for LGBTQ people and earns billions of tourist dollars from it, yet the nation still doesn’t recognize same-sex unions. That could change as soon as this year. After nearly a decade, the country now has three potential paths toward recognizing same-sex partnerships, short of full marriage -- a same-sex-partnership bill that received the cabinet’s nod in 2020, a proposed legal amendment that would allow same-sex marriage and a court ruling in April on the constitutionality of denying same-sex couples the right to marry. These signs point to Thailand becoming the next country in Asia to recognize gay partnerships, a significant move in a region that lags far behind Europe and the Americas in LGBTQ rights. Full story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-16/thailand-has-three-paths-to-recognizing-same-sex-partnerships -- © Copyright Bloomberg 2021-03-17 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surelynot Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Live and let live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 the LOS system easily waysides the issue from a domestic perspective, saying it is only an introduced foreigner thing anyway... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted March 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 paths, that's hilarious. The path should be one, and that's to accept it and allow it. It is put in the open and observed daily. Of course there will be puritans along that say a union is between a man and a woman....yet the genie is out of the bottle and unless you want to be like the Muslim world and execute or imprison these people then it's time to move forward in recognizing these couples and allowing them to marry. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RJRS1301 Posted March 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2021 It is a simple matter of equality and human rights. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Of course again this year.... or maybe next year or maybe the year after..... waiting waiting and waiting. There is not a lot of willingness to accept the same sex bill. It was approved and committee was set up to double or triple check everything and soon it would be sent to the parliament for approval. October, November, soon it will be sent for approval Before the end of the year it will be sent to the parliament, Now it is almost April, and still nothing. and after approval people have to wait another 4 months before it is published in the royal Gazette.. Yea.. I believe it will be soon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyril sneer Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Surelynot said: Live and let live. mai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tominbkk Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Muslims have too much say...won't happen. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyx Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, tominbkk said: Muslims have too much say...won't happen. Not sure about that ( and I am even surprised to hear that one) but, before pointing at lobbyist, I would consider the cultural environment and centuries of "let it be as long as you get married and give us grand children" stance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pacovl46 Posted March 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2021 Considering how liberal Thailand is when it comes to gays, ladyboys and transsexuals I’m surprised it hasn't happened already like 20 years ago! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 16 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand markets itself as a liberal destination for LGBTQ people and earns billions of tourist dollars from it, Yeah, we all know where to find 90% of them... only 10% get a fair crack at normal employment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 14 hours ago, RJRS1301 said: It is a simple matter of equality and human rights. Two things that are most un-equal in the land of smiles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pique Dard Posted March 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2021 18 hours ago, webfact said: These signs point to Thailand becoming the next country in Asia to recognize gay partnerships it doesn't concern me, i'm a single and have no intention to get married, let alone with another man! that said, we are supposed to live in a free world so let people marry who they want! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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