Equal marriage bill expected to come into effect next year
The equal marriage bill is expected to come into effect next year, the president of the Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand, Kittinun Daramadhaj, said.
His remarks came after drafts of a series of four bills that address issues of gender and propose marriage equality passed the first reading in Parliament on December 21.
This progress paves the way for Thailand to become the first country in ASEAN to legalise same-sex marriage. Equal marriage bill expected to come into effect next year
Despite differences in the four bills related to same-sex marriage proposed by the Cabinet, the opposition Move Forward and Democrat parties, as well as civil society groups, the overall details are similar to marriage between men and women.
The Nation Reporter
