Gay Marriage Included In The New Constitution?

[Rickman]

My boyfriend informed me that gay marriage is currently to be included in the new constitution.

Has anyone any information regards?

[jdinasia]

Nope, at least not that I know of. Sexual orientation has been mentioned for addition to the non-discrimination clause though.

One of our readers/members is involved on a peripheral level to what is going on ... if I see him online I'll ask for specifics

[jdinasia]

Sorry ... thought I had a link to a draft online but I guess I was mistaken ....

I'll call my friend tmw and report back if I can reach him!

[ProThaiExpat]

OP's b/f must have awakened from a dream when he reported this.

[jdinasia]

certainly is NOT in the proposed charter at this point in time

[lazeeboy]

certainly is NOT in the proposed charter at this point in time

theres more gays in thailand than straight ,wedding chapels will be busy.........

[pop_corn]

agh i was so happy to read the tittle of this forum..

just a nice dream..

[TopChinese]

It was mooted but dropped due to lack of support.

Bangkok, -- The Thai Assembly drafting a new constitution under the Kingdom's current military junta has voted against including Thai lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders.

Once famed for its tolerance, Thailand has taken another step backward in not protecting the human rights of all of its citizens.

The Assembly debated for two and a half hours this evening whether or not to include the term "diverse sexualities" in its protections for men and women and to forbid discrimination against "sexual diversities."

Because Thailand has never had neutral official terms for LGBT, part of the debate revolved around whether or not this category was of great enough importance to include and whether it would be clearly understood. One assemblyman stated that including such people would "make Thai society weak".

Several Assembly men and women did speak out for the need to include LGBT, trying to clarify who LGBT are and what kind of discrimination and misunderstanding they face in Thai society.

Only 23 of 79 Assembly members voted to include protections for LGBT.

The debate was broadcast live to millions of Thai.

Thailand's Anjaree Group, winners of a 2000 Utopia Award for Gay and Lesbian Pioneers in Asia, will organize a public seminar next week to address the myths and misunderstandings concerning LGBT and to encourage the Assembly to reconsider its exclusion of the LGBT community.