CNN —Thailand’s House of Representatives voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Wednesday, bringing the Southeast Asian nation a step closer to becoming the third territory in Asia to guarantee equal marital rights.
The lower house of parliament passed the bill following a third and final reading, with 400 representatives voting in favor.
It would also make the country only the third place in Asia to allow for marriage equality after Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage in 2019 and Nepal in 2023.
Previous attempts to legalize marriage equality over the past decade have stalled.
Nonetheless Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, of the Pheu Thai Party, had also promised to bring the marriage equality bill to parliament.
Persons:
CNN —, Pita Limjaroenrat, Srettha Thavisin
Organizations:
CNN, CNN — Thailand’s, Party, Thailand’s, Pheu Thai Party
Locations:
Asia, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Nepal