Thailand house of representatives approves same-sex marriage bill

[FruitPudding]

Great, now we don't have to listen to the LGBTQers complain anymore.

 

Whatever will they complain about now?

[MarkBR]

Brilliant news, my BF & myself can now start initial planning for when the Royal Assent happens and we can marry.  Should also result in a lot of gay tourists coming to get married. 

[quake]

11 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

Great, now we don't have to listen to the LGBTQers complain anymore.

 

Whatever will they complain about now?

 

There being no rainbow towels in all hotels. 

 

 

Edited March 28 by quake

[Captain Monday]

1 hour ago, Ben Zioner said:

The sanctity of buggery...

So heterosexual  marriage should be banned? 

 

 

1 hour ago, arick said:

Now I can switch to the marriage non O like the rest of you.

Of course. Just like my country.

Proof there is nothing such as gay marriage really

Only equality before the law or irrational discrimination

 

[Ben Zioner]

6 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

So heterosexual  marriage should be banned? 

Well, that's Woke, isn't?

[Ben Zioner]

11 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

Proof there is nothing such as gay marriage really

Only equality before the law or irrational discrimination

And now we could consider the polygamous Gay marriage and call it Bath house.

[pegman]

3 hours ago, neeray said:

_{I read of a court case recently here in Canada (although it might have been USA) where the judge was confused and in order to make a ruling stated that he was mixed up on the he/she thing and determined the only sure way forward was to answer the question, "was she/he born with a vagina?". Understandably, gender modification can be confusing. No doubt Thailand will experience some "growing" pains should this legislation move forward.  (No, I don't have a link).}

I don't think Canada has judges that dumb so must be the other place.

[Fairynuff]

1 hour ago, Ben Zioner said:

The sanctity of buggery...

Seems to be a bit of an obsession for you. I won’t ask which side is your preference, that makes me feel a bit sick.

[Ben Zioner]

28 minutes ago, quake said:

 

There being no rainbow towels in all hotels. 

 

 

While there is a true metaphorical beauty in a rainbow, the diversion of it is saddening.

[Ben Zioner]

6 minutes ago, Fairynuff said:

Seems to be a bit of an obsession for you. I won’t ask which side is your preference, that makes me feel a bit sick.

The vagina, and its œcumenical value.

 

I know it makes you sick, sorry.

Edited March 28 by Ben Zioner

[Fairynuff]

3 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

The vagina, and its œcumenical value.

 

I know it makes you sick, sorry.

It’s not the vagina that makes me sick….

[mfd101]

So let's not get too excited too soon. I wouldn't put it past the Senate dinosaurs to nullify the legislation as their last act before they disappear.

 

Assuming the best happens by the end of the year, my b/f and I are certainly looking forward to it:

 

Our Oz partnership in Canberra in 2013 (pre-gay marriage) gave protection to my b/f when (as I expect) I predecease him (he's 40 years younger than me). It means he has entitlement to 2/3 of my Federal Government superannuation for the rest of his life, plus any other Oz assets.

 

In the same year we had a Buddhist wedding ceremony in our village here in south Surin, which gave us social/family recognition even in the absence of officialdom. When I queried the situation as we began planning the ceremony, the response from the village elders was a very firm: "Marriage is for two people who love each other."  Can't get clearer than that.

 

What the formally-recognized marriage now in prospect will do is give ME protection here in Thailand in the event that my b/f predeceases me. He owns all the assets here - house, land, car. (I just own the money-flow.)

Edited March 28 by mfd101

[Ben Zioner]

25 minutes ago, Fairynuff said:

It’s not the vagina that makes me sick….

Some other part of the female anatomy? But let's not divert this topic which is about Gay vote buying.

Edited March 28 by Ben Zioner

[Captain Monday]

53 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

Great, now we don't have to listen to the LGBTQers complain anymore.

 

Whatever will they complain about now?

Those who can’t get over their irrational hate who continue to spread bigotry and commit frequent  microaggressions? 

[quake]

13 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

While there is a true metaphorical beauty in a rainbow, the diversion of it is saddening.

 

I wish they had chosen something different.

Rainbows are for kids, Not adults.

They just stole it from the kids. 

 

[NorthernRyland]

Bread and circuses, same as in the West. Gay marriage is a tiny issue (% of the population which is gay + the % of gays which will ever marry)  that pales in comparison to other serious problems. Giving the urban liberals gay marriage and weed shuts them up for a while.

[Jackbenimble]

Great news plus the value of the pink dollar/baht will strengthen 10 fold if it passes Senate. 

[FruitPudding]

9 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

Those who can’t get over their irrational hate who continue to spread bigotry and commit frequent  microaggressions? 

 

I don't have a problem with gays, but all the complaining gets annoying 

[KhunLA]

You all are going to have to wait till it squeaks by the Senate, before you're dancing in the streets.

 

You might be setting yourself up for yet another disappointing time.   Hang in there, sooner or later, you'll all be able to be just as miserable as the divorced cis folks.   

 

Damned if you do, if you do get the right, damned if you don't ... but you'll always have something to complain about.   See, there's always a bright side to what ever the vote is.

[NorthernRyland]

10 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

Those who can’t get over their irrational hate who continue to spread bigotry and commit frequent  microaggressions? 

this is getting so tedious. It will always be something with you people. Nanoaggressions coming to a future near you.

[brianthainess]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

These rights encompass government-endorsed medical treatment, tax deductions, approval rights for spouse’s medical treatment, asset management and inheritance, child adoption, and funeral organising rights for spouses.

But will the Marriage be registered with the Amphur with a normal Marriage Cert. Will Falang be able to get a Marriage visa/extension??   

[NorthernRyland]

2 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

 

I don't have a problem with gays, but all the complaining gets annoying 

It's not gays complaining it's a specific social class of people that push this stuff relentlessly. In the US it from gay marriage to full blown trans mania is like 5 years. Thailand probably makes it illegal for trans to enter women's bathrooms so expect them to start attacking this angle next. Thailand is sadly not well versed enough in America politics to know where this goes but they're opening a can of worms on themselves.

[mfd101]

3 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

But will the Marriage be registered with the Amphur with a normal Marriage Cert. Will Falang be able to get a Marriage visa/extension??   

We shall see. There are always further hoops to be negotiated ... Legislation passed & royally approved is one thing, visiting your local friendly amphur is another.

[Captain Monday]

41 minutes ago, Fairynuff said:

It’s not the vagina that makes me sick….

Is it the useless piece of skin it is attached to?

[Fairynuff]

1 minute ago, Captain Monday said:

Is it the useless piece of skin it is attached to?

That’s no way to talk about Ben

[Fairynuff]

30 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

 

I don't have a problem with gays, but all the complaining gets annoying 

Classic 😂😂 I bet some of your best friends…..

[connda]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

“We did this for all Thai people to reduce disparity in society and start creating equality.”

Up next:

Thailand House of Representatives voices concern over precipitous drop in Thai birth rates

[zhounan]

Joking comment:

I approve.

Why do only normal people have to pay the consequences of divorce?

 

Serious comment:

I approve all forms of relationships.

The important thing is that no political and ideological propaganda, especially to children, is made to favor these kinds of unions at the expense of relationships between women and men (re-joking: women and man).

[realfunster]

3 hours ago, waders123 said:

 

Until same-sex marriage is officially announced as being legal in the Gazette, it is only an idea. Legalizing same-sex marriages should have happened 15-20 years ago; Thailand could have been benefiting all these years from the influx of money and set the standard as the preferred destination for the LGBTQ+ community in Southeast Asia.  It's not too late to turn this around and capitalize on it before neighboring countries legalize same-sex marriages and start aggressively vying for the "Gay dollar."

 

Blimey, and many on here are quick to criticize the Thais for being money obsessed…

 

In response to your specific comments, as the article notes only Taiwan and Nepal have taken this step so far, so not sure how Thailand has lost ground on this issue.
 

I would have thought that Thailand would have been seen as a pretty welcoming and tolerant destination for LGBTQ+ for a long time already?
 

A brief Google indicates lots of potential legal/rights/societal challenges (and I don’t mean just not being able to marry) for LGBTQ+ across most of SEAsia and Asia, I didn’t bother checking Malaysia and Indonesia for obvious reasons….

 

Anyway, a decision to be applauded and let’s hope the Senate dinosaurs don’t block it. 

[sungod]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

We did this for all Thai people to reduce disparity in society and start creating equality.”

 

If we are talking equality, why did they just mention 'Thai people?'