'Monumental step': Thailand to become first Southeast Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriages
World | Jun 18, 2024, 06:33 PM ISTAt least 130 out of 152 members of Thailand's Senate voted in favour of the marriage equality bill, with four voting against and 18 abstaining. Thailand has a significant LGBTQ population but activists have spent two decades for this landmark step in the historically conservative culture.