Thailand moved closer yesterday to becoming the first Southeast Asian country to allow same-sex unions with cabinet approval of the long-stalled civil unions bill.
While the action brings the measure out of years of limbo, it remains opposed by those who say it falls short by not extending full marriage rights to LGBTQ+ couples.
#WeDoNotWantCivilPartnershipBill has been trending on Thai Twitter since last night as the Civil Partnership Bill Grant’s legal recognition and some rights, but does not guarantee LGBTQ+ couples the same rights as married heterosexual couples.
“We don’t want the Civil Partnership Bill because it reinforces that people of diverse genders are second-class citizens. It makes us look like an outsider who needs a separate law when it comes to love, building a family, or registering a marriage,” said Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, the first…