▲ 207 ▼ Thailand to be first Southeast Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage (www.reuters.com) submitted 2 years ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world 10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Given the long history of kathoey, I'm kinda surprised they weren't among the first in the world to adopt it. Good news nonetheless. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] aleph@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Yeah, it's an interesting dichotomy and one that is quite typical of Thai culture, which many people don't realize is actually conservative in a quiet kind of way. For years, LGBT+ people have been tolerated but still not fully accepted by mainstream society. So while LBGT+ people can be out in public and not get harassed like they do in other cultures, they still haven't had the same legal rights as CIS/straight people. This is why this new legislation is a great move forward in the right direction. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, I actually thought this was already a thing hahaha. Good for Thailand though! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aleph@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Yeah, it's an interesting dichotomy and one that is quite typical of Thai culture, which many people don't realize is actually conservative in a quiet kind of way. For years, LGBT+ people have been tolerated but still not fully accepted by mainstream society. So while LBGT+ people can be out in public and not get harassed like they do in other cultures, they still haven't had the same legal rights as CIS/straight people. This is why this new legislation is a great move forward in the right direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, I actually thought this was already a thing hahaha. Good for Thailand though! permalink fedilink source parent