Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage in a first for Southeast Asia
Thailand, a popular tourist destination known for its tolerance, is the third place in Asia to recognize same-sex unions after Taiwan and Nepal.
Nice to see some good news for once.
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Didn't they just ban a political party for criticising the royal family and also ban weed again? This was definitely unexpected news.
They didn't ban weed again. They were considering to ban it again, but recently decided not to
I know where I'm moving to next!
Damn... Americans have their shit sorted. Still a long way to go globally, but this map is looking better and better every time I see it!
give the supreme court more time to backslide
for some reason i'm surprised they were first
first in SEA but second if you consider general asia (Taiwan was first). iirc Thailand gets a handful of gay tourists which really helps with their tourism numbers from the other countries who either have it banned or its a dont ask dont tell situation. heres an article that covers it in the past 5 years
Nice to see news from Thailand that isn't about their shitty royals.
Did they make a giant rainbow slide to roll a giant rainbow ball down?
That's awesome. I hope it's on video somewhere. It reminds me of playing with a parachute in elementary school.
