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Thailand’s Legislature Approves Same-Sex Marriage Law

Lawmakers in Thailand voted on Tuesday to approve a marriage equality bill, a move that puts the country on a clear path to becoming the first in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Thailand’s Senate passed the bill by 130 votes to 4, with some abstentions, on Tuesday afternoon. It was approved by the House of Representatives in March.
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lgbtq reports Trans Transgender YouTuber Faces 12 Years in Prison for 'Prank' of Giving Boxes of Trash Disguised as Food to Transgender Women
PinkNews.Paleka used transphobic slurs in the video's intro, stating, "If there are any bencong, we'll give them the boxes, but if they're not around, that means this city is safe from waria." Bencong is an Indonesian slur for trans people and waria is an Indonesian slang term combining the words for "man" and "woman."Echoing larger anti-LGBTQ sentiment in the Indonesian government, Paleka said in the video, "[Trans people] do not obey the government, so, don't blaspheme us—we only want to help
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of more than seventeen thousand islands, including Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Kalimantan), Sulawesi, and New Guinea (Papua). Indonesia is the world's largest island country and the 14th largest country by land area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles). With over 267 million people, it is the world's 4th most populous country as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population.
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