The section of the marriage equality act is anticipated by the Thai LGBTQ group and supporters.
PUBLISHED: 1 Jun 2024 at 21: 24
As Thailand gets closer to acknowledging same-sex relationships, rainbow colors adorned the streets of Bangkok on Saturday as the country celebrated its first-ever gay marriage.
For the Bangkok Pride Parade, which attracted thousands of participants and spectators along Rama I Road, dozens of LGBTQ revellers and protesters gathered.
Avorawan Ramwan, who joined the festival with her lover, said,” This month’s Pride Parade can be considered one of the biggest because it coincides with the departure of the same-sex marriage.”
As the wedding equality bill moves to its ultimate observations in the Senate later this month, the nation is gearing up to be the first in Southeast Asia and just the third in Asia to legalize same-sex unions.
Srettha Thavisin, the prime minister, donned a rainbow clothing for the festival.
In a post on the social media platform X, he wrote,” It is a fundamental right to choose who to love.”
The bill passed largely in the Senate in April after passing second reading in the House in March. This month’s lower room may take its second and third observations.
” The Senate may probably pass the bill on June 18″, Senator Wallop Tangkananuruk, chairman of the Senate committee on similar- sexual relationship, told Reuters.
According to Mr. Wallop, the state will take the law to the royal registry for approval if there are no changes, adding that it will take effect 120 days after it is published in the Royal Gazette.
” Pride events are important, and Thailand is known worldwide as a sanctuary for the Transgender community. So, we may help promote and advocate for it, as well as implement regulations to help the LGBT community”, said trans woman Aunchanaporn Pilsauta.
At the Bangkok Pride Parade, a handful from China poses on a rainbow symbol. ( Photo: Reuters )
Srettha Thavisin, the prime minister, attends the Bangkok Pride Parade on Saturday. ( Photo: Reuters )