Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, could become the first nation in Southeast Asia to do so

https://apnews.com/article/thailand-marriage-same-sex-equality-law-9a2f9da6b5b36a1cf70dee5caec70e23

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CptEnder@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y

Yay awesome! Also kinda surprising considering their military's openness towards LGBTQ people for decades before this. But hey win!

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y

Congratulations, Thailand!

DrinkyCrow@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y

Yay, some good news for a change.

whostosay@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

Hell yeah fuck yeah

crazyCat@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

What other Southeast Asian country could ever be next? All the rest are too behind the times conservative.

ABCDE@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

I would guess Singapore next, then Vietnam. Might take a decade or two though.

Son_of_dad@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y

Surprised Philippines isn't there yet

MyNamesNotRobert@lemmynsfw.com · 0 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Cool, let's see if they backpedal on it a few months later like they did with cannabis.

ABCDE@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

...Huh? When did they do that with weed? There are thousands of stores across the country.