Thai parliament approves gay marriage bill

The Thai parliament has moved the country closer to legalising gay marriage (Image: Pexels)

The Thai parliament has approved a bill that moves the country one step closer to legalising gay marriage.

On Wednesday (27 March), 400 of the 415 lawmakers in the Thai parliament voted in favour of passing the bill. Only 10 voted against. The bill now requires approval from the Senate and from the country’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

As per Reuters, Danuphorn Punnakanta who chaired the parliamentary committee on the draft bill said: “We did this for all Thai people to reduce disparity in society and start creating equality.” He also said: “I want to invite you all to make history.”

The LGBTQ+ advocate, Nada Chaiyajit, also celebrated the approval from parliament. But in reference to a

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