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Thailand's lawmakers have taken a historic step towards legalizing same-sex marriage, a move that not only positions the nation at the forefront of LGBTQ rights in Southeast Asia but also reflects a transformative shift in societal values. The nation's 500-member House of Representatives passed the "marriage equality" bill, an amendment to the Civil and Commercial…

BANGKOK (AP)—Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.

Taiwan and Nepal are the only places in Asia that currently recognize same-sex marriage, and efforts elsewhere in the region have had mixed results.

The bill would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.

BANGKOK (AP) — Lawmakers in Thailand's lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.

The landmark legislation still requires approval from the conservative-leaning Senate and endorsement from the king.

Lawmakers in Thailand's lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in...

Lawmakers in Thailand's lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in...

The bill now heads to the senate, which rarely rejects bills passed by the lower house, and then to the king for a royal endorsement.

The bill now heads to the senate, which rarely rejects bills passed by the lower house, and then to the king for a royal endorsement.