Lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to make country the first in south-east Asia to recognise same-sex unions

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  • Deebster@programming.dev
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    3 months ago

    I’d assumed it was already legal - the Thais are very progressive with some stuff in this area.

    • aleph@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      Nope, this is a common misconception. While they do appear to tolerate LGBTQ+ people more than other nations, Thai society is pretty conservative and is still behind most Western countries when it comes to gay marriage and laws to protect LGBTQ+ people.