Nigerians React As Thailand Approves Same-Sex Marriage
Scores of Nigerians have reacted as Thailand’s Senate has given final approval to a bill legalising same-sex marriage, making it the first country in Southeast Asia to do so.
It was gathered that the vote was overwhelmingly in favor with 130 senators supporting the bill, four opposing it, and 18 abstaining.
The legislation will now go to King Maha Vajiralongkorn for royal assent, after which it will be published in the Royal Gazette and come into effect 120 days later.
The new law replaces gender-specific terms in marriage laws with gender-neutral language, allowing same-s3x couples to marry and enjoy the same rights and benefits as heteros3xual couples.
This includes adoption and inheritance rights, which were previously only available to heteros3xual couples.
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Meanwhile, this has generated a lot of condemnation from Nigerians with many of them criticizing the government of Thailand for such action.
See reactions below;
@8Planets_ : They coming for Nigeria soon.
@Habeeb251M: Na sign of end time all this things dey holy book
@Ridwanbicycle: Ohhh . please what will be the gain of the marriage after legalizing the couples as husband And wife
@Jeffreyokoro1: Thailand is not Muslim country
@Emmyemm56168825: Congratulations to LGBTQ over there.
@VictorZandy: All of una Dey craze
@UgoAlvan: Good for nothing country. Where Nigerians living there can’t even see money to return home. Foreigners always get trapped!!.
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