Thailand to be first Southeast Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage

RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.world – 205 points –
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Given the long history of kathoey, I'm kinda surprised they weren't among the first in the world to adopt it. Good news nonetheless.

Yeah, it's an interesting dichotomy and one that is quite typical of Thai culture, which many people don't realize is actually conservative in a quiet kind of way.

For years, LGBT+ people have been tolerated but still not fully accepted by mainstream society. So while LBGT+ people can be out in public and not get harassed like they do in other cultures, they still haven't had the same legal rights as CIS/straight people. This is why this new legislation is a great move forward in the right direction.

I'm surprised that it wasn't already a thing. Congratulations to them

Thailand walkin down the road be like

::squints::

"Yo! Is that same-sex marriage!?... It is!!!!"