Lawmakers overwhelmingly passed four draft Bills on same-sex marriage in their first reading, moving the nation closer towards its legalisation in a country with one of Asia’s most open and visible LGBT communities.
Rights activists have said that Thailand’s laws and institutions still do not reflect changing social attitudes and still discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people and same-sex couples.
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