Approaching Sodom > Hundreds of gays marry each other in Thailand, get adoption rights, in vitro fertilization

 

Hundreds in Thailand to wed in mass ceremony as

popular same-sex marriage law takes effect

A 2023 survey showed public support for new law at 96.6%

By Chris Benson

Same-sex couples posed for a photo on Wednesday with Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (front row, C) during a photo shoot at the Government House in Bangkok. Photo By Rungroj Yongrit/EPA-EFE

Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Hundreds of couples this week are poised to marry in Thailand as its overwhelmingly popular marriage equality law goes into effect, according to multiple reports.

"This could be a model for the world because we now have Thailand as a model," stated Kittinun Daramadhaj, a lawyer and president of the Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand.

The bill going into effect Thursday was signed into law in September by Thai King Maha Vajiralonghorn after the country's Senate last year in June passed the landmark bill in a 130-4 vote with 18 abstentions.

It laid the groundwork for Thailand to be the first Southeast Asian nation -- and the third in Asia -- to give married same-sex partners equal legal protection. It follows Taiwan in 2019 and Nepal a few years later in 2023.

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"There is true marriage equality in Thailand," added Daramadhaj, who had been fighting with Thailand's Rainbow Sky Association to pass the law.

The bill used gender-neutral language to replace "men," "women," "wives" and "husbands." It will now further permit equal access to adoption, in vitro fertilization and grants tax, property and inheritance rights in 878 districts throughout Thailand.

"This demonstrates that Thailand is ready to embrace diversity and accept love in all its forms," Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said last week at an event.

Except for the Love of God!

A 2023 government survey indicated public support for the law was a staggering 96.6% among the Thai public.

Which just reveals how far Thais are from God. I pity this country when Jesus returns in the very near future.

"Today shows that our country is open and accepting," the 38-year-old Pheu Thai Party leader said as she hailed the new law and invited LGBTQ+ activists and couples to government offices.

Meanwhile, hundreds of couples on Thursday are set to wed in downtown Bangkok -- the Thai capital city -- as same-sex unions become law.

At least 200 couples were signed-up for a mass wedding at a popular downtown shopping mall, according to Bangkok Pride, at a rainbow flag-studded "pride carpet" event to see the likes of drag queens, celebrities and scores of newlyweds.

"We are all delighted and excited," Siritata Ninlapruek, an activist in Bangkok, told LGBTQ Nation. "We've been fighting for our rights for over 10 years, and now it's finally happening."

Thailand, meanwhile, is home to an estimated 314,000 transgender people of its nearly 72 millions citizens, the Asia Pacific Transgender Network says.

"Even now, as a Thai person, they still look down on us, seeing us as a joke," Nina Chetniphat Chuadkhunthod, a transgender person who will wed their partner of 22 years on Thursday, told CNN. "They laugh and smile, nudging each other while looking at us," added Chuadkhunthod.

But LGBTQ+ people will be a key target for the Thai tourism industry as the demographic reportedly spend 40% higher on average than other tourists, the Bangkok Post reported.

Marketing efforts will roll out next month aimed to capture the global LGBTQ+ population in travel activity as it looks to Thai Pride Events for 2025, according to Thailand's Tourism Authority.

Islamization in Canada > Two Lesbians attacked by 8-10 Syrian men in Halifax

Halifax lesbian couple beaten by throng of Syrian men

Halifax lesbian couple beaten by throng of Muslim men. Western Standard Canva

Jen Hodgson

Published on: 

02 Jul 2024, 12:36 pm

Two Halifax lesbians were brutally attacked by a mob of Muslim men believed to be from Syria.

The women, Emma MacLean and Tori Hogan, were celebrating a birthday June 22 in the city’s downtown area at about 1:30 a.m. local time, when the group of about a dozen Middle Eastern men verbally accosted them with rude comments about their sexuality. 

Hogan told the men to back off. 

“Hey, watch your mouth, that's my girlfriend,” she shouted at the men as she turned to pursue them, per Saltwire. 

The men then began assaulting Hogan. 

The mob surrounded the women and pushed one to the ground while holding the other back. 

McClean, who suffered a broken nose, chipped tooth, and several bruises, confirmed the men were Middle Eastern and she “believed (them) to be from Syria.” She said she believes they were approximately between the ages of 18 and 24.

She told CTV she saw Hogan “being pushed on the stairs right in front of the BMO Centre.”

“They are cement stairs, and she's on her back — that's when all the men started punching and kicking,” she said. 

The term "men" is used very loosely here. I don't remember ever hearing of a group of Canadian men beating up a couple  of women. Sexually abusing women when drunk - yes, unfortunately, but beating up women for the fun of it does not describe any Canadian 'man' that I know.

Hogan, who sustained a black eye and bruising on her body, was “basically flying through the air.” 

McLean first yelled at the attackers to stop but she was ignored, so she put one of them “in a chokehold.” 

“All at once they all just swarmed her and started punching and kicking her in the ribs. Then I kind of got into my fight or flight,” she said, per Saltwire. 

Trying to protect Hogan, she “basically jumped on one of their backs and put them in a chokehold - trying to restrain them.”

Video footage shows the group of men kicking one of the women on the ground while restraining the other. 

Passerby called the police, but the fight was over before they arrived. When officers spoke to the men, they blamed the women for the fight. He was the only one to give his identity to authorities. The other attackers refused, McLean said. 

“Clearly, they picked (Hogan) out,” said McLean.

“She's a more masculine-presenting lady than I am, so I think they thought they had the go ahead — she was fair game for them,' she said.

Both women play rugby and McLean has a background in martial arts. 

No charges have been laid against the assailants, police told CTV,  but the investigation is ongoing. 

“(Incidents) motivated by hate toward a specific group (are taken) very seriously,” Halifax Regional Police said in a statement. 

Authorities noted people who “find themselves exposed to behavior that is offensive, threatening or intimidating” should report it to police. 

“Even if the investigation does not find criminal wrongdoing in that specific incident, it is important to have it on record as part of the collective effort to identify trends and prevent violence,” said police.

If this doesn't result in charges, police will have a hard time convincing people to trust them.

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