Parliament Approves Draft Equal Marriage Law in Initial Reading

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The House of Representatives has passed the equal marriage law in its first reading with a majority vote of 369 to 10.

 

This groundbreaking law covers four draft bills. The key contents include provisions that marriage and engagement can only be undertaken when both parties are at least 17 years old.

 

A marriage is only considered complete upon registration with a registrar. In cases of engagement breach, the aggrieved party has the right to seek compensation, and if the engagement is broken, the engagement gifts must be returned.

 

By Na-ark Rojanasuvan

 

Full story: NNT 2023-12-22

 

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[Purdey]

Next: convince the missus we are equal. 

[ikke1959]

The same as in 2020 when Prayuth  and his Government approved a same sex legalization.. Now it is the end of 2023 and still nothing. Why approve 4 bills. There is only 1 needed, but again delays, committees to make 1 bill of it readings, approval of Senate and royal endorsement and it will be at least 2025 again...20 years to make a law Shameful

[mfd101]

36 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

The same as in 2020 when Prayuth  and his Government approved a same sex legalization.. Now it is the end of 2023 and still nothing. Why approve 4 bills. There is only 1 needed, but again delays, committees to make 1 bill of it readings, approval of Senate and royal endorsement and it will be at least 2025 again...20 years to make a law Shameful

There's a parliamentary process to be gone through, not much different from many other parliamentary processes in Western countries - 1st, 2nd & 3rd readings, then committee work to reduce 4 drafts to one, then off to the Senate for its rounds. It's the latter that will be difficult, but of course the current Senate has a quite short life expectancy ...

[Chris Daley]

When they work out how it changes the taxes and benefits for married couples it will be rushed though and approved.

[ikke1959]

1 hour ago, mfd101 said:

There's a parliamentary process to be gone through, not much different from many other parliamentary processes in Western countries - 1st, 2nd & 3rd readings, then committee work to reduce 4 drafts to one, then off to the Senate for its rounds. It's the latter that will be difficult, but of course the current Senate has a quite short life expectancy ...

That is not the problem.. The problem is that they come with big news that no news is at all.. In 2020 was Prayuth saying that he would make a legal relationship for same sex couples as a gift after the Gay pride than. But after many hearings committees etc are we now 3 years further and again big news.. Parliament approves Same sex marriage.. 4 bills approved... and now they have to make 1 bill of it, again takes time, again delays son in totally 20 years we are not any further.. Thailand would be the first Asian country that have same sex marriage they have shouted in 2017, but in the meantime there are already 3 were it is possible and Thailand still nothing...Why make such a big headline why congratulate the LGBHTQ community with nothing?? I had expected that it was approved, in 2 weeks a second reading and possible from 1 February on. But now there will be several delays again.. I have wrote many times.. They promise but they don't really want it

[ikke1959]

1 hour ago, Chris Daley said:

When they work out how it changes the taxes and benefits for married couples it will be rushed though and approved.

zMaybe they should google what the same sex marriges brought on benefits in the countries that have allowed it.. It would really boost the economy, but in reality they don't want it. 

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

zMaybe they should google what the same sex marriges brought on benefits in the countries that have allowed it.. It would really boost the economy, but in reality they don't want it. 

Kicking it around for a while longer.

[newnative]

Just get it done already.