He king of thailand enacted the law on gay marriage, announced the Royal Gazette, the country’s official newspaper, making his kingdom the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize the equal marriage.
He rey Maha Vajiralongkorn gave his consent to the new law, which was approved by the Parliament in June and will come into force in 120 days, so the first links will be held in January.
Thailand becomes the third country in Asia in legalizing equal marriage, after Taiwan y Nepal.
The text of the law modifies references to “men”, “women”, “husbands” or “wives” to replace them with neutral terms, as “individuals” and “married couples.”
It also grants the homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual couples in matters of adoption and inheritance.
The monarch’s promulgation of the law, a formality, marks the end of years of campaigning for the legal recognition of same-sex marriage and previous attempts to legalization.
Thailand has long had a reputation for tolerance towards people LGTBQ+, and opinion polls published by the media show majority support among Thais for equal marriage.
However, a large part of the kingdom’s society, with a Buddhist majority, continues to cling to conservative values and LGTBQ+ people They say they still face obstacles and discrimination in their daily lives.
Until now, legalization attempts had not prospered due to chronic political instability, marked by coups d’état and large popular protest movements in Thailand.
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2024-09-28 20:28:11