Thai parliament approves bill to legalise same-sex marriage

Parliamentarians overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill (AP)

Legislators in Thailand’s lower house of parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first in south-east Asia to legalise equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.

The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 400 of the 415 members of the House of Representatives who were in attendance, with 10 voting against it, two abstaining and three not voting.