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Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community hopeful as marriage equality bill is set to be discussed in Parliament

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Naphat Krutthai and Rasithaya Jindasri have been in a committed relationship for eight years, but only now can they consider getting married.

In a clothing shop in Siam Square, a commercial hub in 's capital, the happy couple excitedly eyed multi-colored garments as they discussed their potential wedding. Naphat, a transgender man, and Rasithaya, a woman, want to formalize their union, as is set to debate Thursday a final C abinet-endorsed draft bill to pass landmark legislation allowing members of the + community to get married.

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