'Victory for the people': Thailand approves same-sex marriage

A member of the LGBTQ community celebrates after the Thai parliament passed the final senatorial vote on the same sex marriage bill, at Government House in Bangkok. Photo: AFP

Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic parliamentary vote hailed as a "victory" by campaigners.The upper house Senate gave final approval - by 130 votes to four, with 18 abstentions - to changes to the marriage law allowing same-sex couples to tie the knot.The new...