Despite its pro-LGBTQ international image, rights activists in Thailand warn that the country is still a long way from granting equal rights to members of the LGBTQ community.
Nattawut Kongsawat, LGBTQ activist and employee of a multinational company, told TBEN that the fact that same-sex marriage is still banned in Thailand proves that members of marginalized communities are not considered equals in the eyes of the law in Asia. from the South East. country.
“I want to get married legally. My partner is not entitled to the benefits provided by my business as I cannot register him as my legal spouse in Thailand, although we have been living together for six years, ”Nattawut said.
In a 12-page statement recently released this month, Thailand’s Constitutional Court said that “equality in marriage will not only overthrow the natural order, but it will also undermine the very…
