Thailand to become first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage.Couples can marry 120 days after bill passes judicial scrutiny, royal approval.
A landmark bill extending marriage rights to same-sex couples was approved by Thailand’s Senate on Tuesday and will now go to the Constitutional Court for review before becoming law through royal approval.
The Senate voted 130-4, with 18 abstentions, on the bill passed by the House of Representatives in March, paving the way for Thailand to become the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage.
If the bill withstands judicial scrutiny, couples can begin marrying 120 days after its publication in the Royal Gazette.
