GachiMuchi Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 Same-sex civil unions one step closer to becoming a reality in Thailand This is such a positive development Kath Khangpiboon. | Photo: Twitter/@kathnong 10 July 2018 Shannon Power Thailand’s first ever Bill to allow civil same-sex partnerships is one step closer to becoming law. The Justice Ministry is putting the finishing touches on the draft Civil Partnership Bill and should be ready by September. A subcommittee in the Justice Ministry has been drafting the Bill since earlier this year. The Ministry formed the subcommittee after the Justice Minister promised to act on a petition asking for the government to act on a stalled gay rights Bill. If passed, the Bill will give same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples. ‘The bill is now being vetted by the ministry. We expect to finish considering it by the end of September. After that, it will be forwarded to the cabinet for approval before being submitted to the National Legislative Assembly for deliberation,’ said the chief of the Right and Liberties Protection Department, Pitikan Sithidej. Pitikan said the subcommittee expanded on an earlier draft Bill to allow same-sex couples greater equality. But before the Bill becomes law, it must first go through a number of public hearings. It was at one of the first public hearings where Pitikan revealed the Bill will be ready by September. No same surname The Bill will allow same-sex couples to have more parity with straight couples. The increased rights include: inheritance, welfare benefits, adoption, hospital visitation rights and tax breaks. But the Bill in its current form will not allow couples to take on the same surname. LGBTI advocacy groups have welcomed the Bill. ‘The civil partnership bill’s importance is close to that of the marriage law,’ Kittinun Daramadhaj, president of the Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand told the Bangkok Post. ‘It is a significant movement to guarantee basic rights for single sex people whose rights have not been protected by the law.’ Thailand has been hotly tipped to become the second country in Asia to allow same-sex marriage after Taiwan’s Constitutional Court gave it the green light last year. shyc and Rhyn 2 Quote http://gachimuchi2008.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest how's it now? Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 Has this bill been passed? There was no follow up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve5380 Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 17 hours ago, Guest how's it now? said: Has this bill been passed? There was no follow up? Same-sex unions are still not recognized in Thailand. New appeals are following up this issue, but there is no resolution yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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