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Thailand senate approves same-sex marriage bill with overwhelming majority
Updated On: 18 June, 2024 04:51 PM IST | Bangkok | mid-day online correspondent
The marriage equality bill was passed with the approval of 130 of the 152 members of the Senate in attendance, with 4 voting against it and 18 abstaining.
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Celebrations outside Government House after passing of the bill. Pic/ PTI via AFP
Thailand`s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, reported AP. With this, the country has become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law.
As per the AP report, the marriage equality bill was passed with the approval of 130 of the 152 members of the Senate in attendance, with 4 voting against it and 18 abstaining.
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