Currently, same-sex marriage is banned in Thailand under Section 1448 in the Civil and Commerce code. Part of the section reads: “A marriage can take place only when the man and woman have completed their seventeenth year of age.” This implies that marriage is only possible between a man and a woman. There is currently a bill that is aiming to redefine marriage to terms without gender references. On March 27th, 2024, the Thailand parliament voted on that bill which legalizes same-sex marriage, and it passed. It was then sent to the Thailand Senate, and it passed there on June 18th, 2024, with a 130 to 4 vote with 18 abstaining. The bill was then given royal approval and publishing in the Royal Gazette.