Thailand recently passed a same-sex marriage bill, recognizing equal marriage rights. Real Research, an online survey app, revealed that 44.58% of the respondents were completely aware of Thailand’s legalizing homosexual marriages.

Highlights:

  • 65.60% of the respondents think the LGBTQ+ community in other countries will demand the same rights, such as inheritance, surrogacy, and adoption rights.
  • 61.44% of the respondents think homosexuals will be more interested in registering their marriage if presented with certain perks
  • 56.50% of the respondents believe legalizing homosexual marriage will not help create an inclusive society.

Thailand To Legalize Homosexual Marriages

The lower house of parliament overwhelmingly voted in favor of the bill, with 400 supporting its passage and 10 against it in a final reading. 53.60% of the respondents oppose the implementation of the bill, as they don’t want Thailand to legalize homosexual marriages.

Survey on Thailand Legalizing Homosexual Marriages

A recent survey on Thailand legalizing homosexual marriages revealed that, given the perks that this bill would grant LGBTQ couples, including inheritance, surrogacy, and adoption rights equal to those of heterosexual marriages, 61.44% of the respondents think homosexuals will be more interested in registering their marriage.

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Figure 1: Will perks increase LGBTQ+ marriage registrations?

Legalization of Same-Sex Marriages in Thailand

With Thailand legalizing homosexual marriages, 65.60% of the respondents think the LGBTQ+ community in other countries will demand the same rights, such as inheritance, surrogacy, and adoption rights.

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Figure 2: Whether the LGBTQ+ community in other countries will demand similar rights.

Parliamentary Committee

The chairman of the parliamentary committee noted that this bill has been passed in an attempt to build an inclusive society while reducing disparity and inequality. 56.50% of the respondents believe legalizing homosexual marriage will not help create an inclusive society.

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Figure 3: Whether legalizing homosexual marriage will help create an inclusive society

Methodology

Survey TitleSurvey on Thailand Legalizing Homosexual Marriages
DurationApril 5- April 13, 2024
Number of Participants5,000
DemographicsMales and females, aged 21 to 99
Participating Countries Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia,… Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, China (Hong Kong) China (Macao), China (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greanada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Maluritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar [Burma], Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.