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Thailand’s LGBTQ+ Marriage Equality Law Drafted by Senators: A Historic Step Towards Equal Rights

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March 30, 2024 7:10 pm

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LGBTQ+ Hey! The senators draft the law on marriage equality on April 2. “Danuporn” thanks the senators for understanding equal rights. Thanks to former Prime Minister “Thaksin-Yingluck” for the spark, while “Prime Minister Settha” pushes hard.

30 March 2024, Mr Danuporn Punnakant, Pheu Thai Party-list MP, as Chairman of the Extraordinary Committee Examining the Bill (Law) Amending the Civil and Commercial Code (No. ..) BE… . or the Equal Marriage Act project revealed that as soon as the House of Representatives votes on Agenda 2 and Agenda 3, it will approve the Equal Marriage Act project by a vote of 400 votes in favor, 10 votes against, 2 abstentions and 3 votes not cast. , as president of the commission that drafts the law on equal marriage. He coordinated with members of the Senate (senators) to request further cooperation. The senator asks to include the draft The aforementioned act Entering the Senate meeting and finally through the Secretary General of the Senate Sent a very urgent film specifying that the President of the Senate There was an order to include the body. Marriage Equality Act Entry into a further meeting of the Senate is the third urgent item on the agenda of the 31st Meeting of the Senate (2nd Annual Regular Session), which will take place on April 2, 2024.

In this capacity as a representative of the committee As a representative of the people Thank you Senate that recognizes the importance of the rights equality and equality of the people It is urgent. He believes that everything will be successful. If all parties commit to working together Push for equal marriage laws to become a reality in Thailand.

On behalf of the Pheu Thai party which has the same DNA as the Thai Rak Thai party, it received the baton in the fight for LGBT marriages 22 years ago, on the initiative of the government of Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra, led by the then Minister of the Interior, in 2001 But social trends did not agree: later, in 2012, there were people of different sexualities who wanted to register their marriage but were refused. A complaint was therefore filed with the relevant government agency. and lead to the drafting of laws Marriage Law During the reign of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in 2013, there were continuous efforts to move forward, until a coup occurred in 2014. Pushing the figure The law was thus abolished. But Pheu Thai spares no effort. Under the leadership of Settha Thavisin, the Prime Minister and the government gave importance to rights. Equality of all citizens To the point of pushing the issue to the maximum.

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