Community views on Thailand's 'civil union' bill

Thai LGBTI community members as well as their heterosexual counterparts share thoughts on the proposed ‘civil union’ bill recently approved by the Thai cabinet on 25 December 2018. If the bill is legislated, it will allow homosexual couples rights to medical decision-making, corpse management, criminal case representation, negligence compensation, asset management and inheritance. However, some rights such as those involving adoption, name salutation, surname adoption and government welfare benefits are not covered by this bill.

If the bill is legislated, Thailand could be the first country in Asia to legally recognise same-sex couples. Source: Jenna Jacobs/@jjacobs15 via Unsplash