Thai Senate clears Southeast Asia's first same-sex marriage bill

Couples can marry 120 days after bill passes judicial scrutiny, royal approval

20240618 Couples react after bill passed

Couples react after the passing of the same-sex marriage bill at a parliament in Bangkok on June 18. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- A landmark bill extending marriage rights to same-sex couples was approved by Thailand's Senate on Tuesday and will now go to the Constitutional Court for review before becoming law through royal approval.

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