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return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

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

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

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Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage
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Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.
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    Yay awesome! Also kinda surprising considering their military’s openness towards LGBTQ people for decades before this. But hey win!

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    Congratulations, Thailand!

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    Hell yeah fuck yeah

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    Yay, some good news for a change.

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

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

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      Surprised Philippines isn’t there yet

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

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

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