#power minister

[enbysiriusblack]

will never not hc the black family using sirius' 'liberal'ness for their own gain

[waitmyturtles]

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The Lower House (House of Representatives) will be hearing Thailand’s marriage equality bill at 9:30 am Bangkok time (10:30 pm Eastern for those of us in the States). The bill, if passed, would still have to be approved in Thailand’s Senate.

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Below the fold is Bloomberg.com's report on the happenings (source):

Bill to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in Thailand Heads to Parliament

Bill is supported by most major parties, needs king approval

Thailand would be first in region to codify marriage equality

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat, March 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM PDT

A bill to legalize same-sex marriage could face a vote in Thailand’s parliament as early as Wednesday. If it passes, the country will be the first in Southeast Asia to establish marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples.

The House of Representatives will take up the legislation, technically an amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code, for second and third readings when it meets at 9 a.m. Lawmakers may vote later in the day.

The bill would legalize marriage for same-sex partners aged 18 and above, along with rights to inheritance, tax allowances and child adoption, among others. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s administration has made it a signature issue, and advocates say it would also burnish Thailand’s reputation as an LGBTQ-friendly tourist destination.

Taiwan and Nepal are the only places in Asia that currently recognize same-sex marriage, and recent efforts elsewhere in the region have had mixed results. Hong Kong has yet to comply with a 2023 court order to establish laws recognizing same-sex partnerships, and India’s Supreme Court refused to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it’s an issue for parliament to consider.

The Thai bill would change the composition of a marriage from “a man and a woman” to “two individuals,” and change the official legal status from “husband and wife” to “married couple.”

Thai laws have protected LGBTQ people from most kinds of discrimination since 2015, but attempts to formalize marriage rights have stalled. In 2021, the Constitutional Court upheld the law recognizing marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman. Last year, a bill to recognize same-sex civil partnerships failed to clear parliament ahead of elections.

Rights advocates have higher hopes for the bill pending now, noting that it has broad support from most of the major parties. If it passes, it will need to be approved by the Senate and endorsed by the King. Then it would be published in the Royal Gazette and take effect 120 days later.

Srettha’s government has also promised to work on a bill to recognize gender identity, and the health ministry has also proposed legalizing commercial surrogacy to allow LGBTQ couples to adopt children. Thailand is seeking to host the WorldPride events in Bangkok in 2028.

Legalizing same-sex marriage could have positive effects on tourism, which contributes about 12% to the nation’s $500 billion economy. In 2019, before the pandemic froze international tourism, LGBTQ travel and tourism to Thailand generated about $6.5 billion, or 1.2% of gross domestic product, according to industry consultant LGBT Capital.

Formal recognition could boost the reputation of a place already considered one of Asia’s best for LGBTQ visitors, said Wittaya Luangsasipong, managing director of Siam Pride, an LGBTQ-friendly travel agency in Bangkok.

“It will become a selling point for Thailand and raise our strength in the global stage,” Wittaya said. “It will create a relaxed and safe atmosphere for tourism and help attract more and more LGBTQ visitors. We could also see more weddings by LGBTQ couples, which could generate income across industries and local communities.”

[morally-earl-gray]

my toxic trait is that ive hated the government since i was eleven and yet i truly think that if i were elected into any position of power i could singlehandedly save the world in like a month

[shirayuucchi]

Tomorrow is election day in my country. I would vote for Gil any day and he'd actually fix things 😩

[brick-van-dyke]

So, I've been doing some thinking. This could either be a meaningless little ramble that no one will care about, or something seen as really dangerous and putting a target on my back.

So, what if we, those most weary of the far right created an international group of activists in light of the US election? See, the thing is that Donald Trump and Elon Musk are very dangerous, but they are also very incompetent and could lead the government down a path that weakens it. It could create a very unique opportunity to address the far right problem and the US Imperialist system itself in one go. Or maybe I'm being overly ambitious.

This group I have in mind would have several purposes, such as keeping communities safe and protecting people from the harm the far right would do in the name of winning the election. Or, most importantly of all, connecting activists from all over the world and allowing us to dismantle the system as a concrete and united movement. Maybe it's just me being naive and hopeful, but maybe it's also something we've all wanted deep down but been too afraid to initialise? If so, maybe this is a sign to really stand up and start trying to make those connections.

[heyyouupintheskylearningtofly]

there’s an american in one of my classes and she was like “but you guys have had a female prime minister, that’s great!” sorry, mate, but margaret thatcher doesn’t count as a person, she was actually the devil personified. all of our female prime ministers have been fucking tories.

[margaretkart]

Hades and Persephone ModernAU

In modern Greece, Hades is the head of the Greek mafia and does all the dirty job for Zeus so he can maintain in power and safe from various threats and enemies.

But Zeus's daughter Persephone is in danger after a gang group tried to harm her at a political event, so to keep her safe, he tasks Hades to protect her under his wing and move to his estate.

Persephone is definitely not happy with this chain of events to abandon her life and mother because of her father's political agendas, but for her safety she agrees to follow the plans. She keeps her distance from Hades because of his job as a mafia leader, but with time she begins to become curious about him as a person (and also develop feelings)..

[epiphainie]

i know fascism is rising everywhere, all politicans are corrupt etc etc. but it's never not a wonder to me to see that democracy functions in its most basic form in other countries. like canadians took in the environment around them, took note of the international politics and just changed their minds? voted differently this time? like what do you mean your presidents/prime ministers actually change every term? what do you mean the left/right idealogy takes turns every couple of decades? wdym there are cycles?wdym you haven't had the same dictator in a cloak of democracy for 30 years now?

[angele-darliing]

Made it for a twitter thing

[biomic]

Not that I have any hope or expectation for the new Disney Power Rangers, but do you think they're going to be adapting sentai again or do you think they'll try for an all original thing?

we'll see if this thing even gets past the talks stage, but if they're really tapping the people behind the big budget percy jackson show, it's guaranteed to be an 8-10 episode nostalgia reboot

still wish this franchise would just rest in peace but if there's any hope of reviving this dead horse it's probably with a reboot. new streamer show with some actual money behind it has more potential to get new eyes on it than Power Rangers Crystal Force, it's just how it is

and like, i don't even wanna think about what power rangers would do with donbrothers or king-ohger. even an "adaptable" season like boonboomger is. i mean. boonboomger without the actual government allying themselves with the hashiliens against the people of earth? boonboomger without jou quitting the police? bakuage sentai boonboomger without SHIFUTO MIRA?? i think im good.

[churchsideblog]

sometimes you look at a character you're playing and go, "wow. they need Jesus. like their specific neuroses would actually be helped so much by Christianity" and then they live in a world that canonically has different gods :P

[mira-likes]

Start of s1: Everyone is super concerned that Fan Xian is drawing the negative attention of the Crown Prince, worried that he’s being dragged into the crosshairs of the dangerous fight between the powerful princes and that it won’t end well for him

Start of s2: Everyone knows that Fan Xian is fighting with the Second Prince, and assumes he’s capable of holding his own; the Crown Prince is his ally; nobody really wants to be within firing distance of any of their combined bullshit

[lostinhyperfixations]

I’ve had this clip of this Uncharted 2 mocap BTS in my head for WEEKS, I just had to share it.

Steve Valentine, the man that you are. 😩 The way he totally cuts Nolan off and excitedly goes up and down like that, I— 😭 He’s just like me, for real for real. 😭💕

Literally though, not a day goes by where I don’t have Steve going “Jump down like this! Then come back up! And then go like this!” in my head. (That’s basically me at work when I’m shelving. Very very relatable except more like for an hour or two.)

[pynkhues]

https://www.tumblr.com/pynkhues/779696970627481600/love-saying-oh-absolutely-not-thank-you-when?source=share I would like to see it!

It’s a little hammy, but it made me laugh, anon:

[her-ladyship-ariadne]

Jim Hacker: You mean to tell me that when the chips are down, you’re on my side, not Humphrey’s?

Bernard Woolley: Minister, it’s my job to see that the chips stay up.