GAY MARRIAGE
Same-sex activists draft their own bill for change
- Published: 15 Feb 2013 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
A group supporting same-sex marriage is drafting its own version of the civil partnership bill to guarantee same-sex couples equal marriage rights.
Panlawee Jongtangsatjatha, right, and Rungtiwa Tangkanopas, wearing a wedding gown, apply for a marriage certificate at Bang Rak district yesterday to mark Valentine’s Day and promote same-sex marriage. District officials said they could not register the marriage because the law does not permit them to do so. PAWAT LAOPAISARNTAKSIN
The Sexual Diversity Network (SDN) announced the move yesterday, saying it was not confident the House-sponsored version now before public hearings would get cabinet approval.
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