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Effects Of Same Sex Marriage In Thailand

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1. topic and research question The current project concerns the impact of legalization of same sex marriage in Thailand. Unambiguously, the main research question is ‘what is the further economic effects of legalizing same sex marriage in Thailand’. Some remarkable issues arise from this question. These are weather it is important to study about the economic impact, and if the answer is significant, what are these effects of legalizing same sex marriage. All of these will also be mentioned in this research.
2. Background Same sex marriage or LGBT right (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) is now promoted and used in many countries around the world, especially in Europe. Since LGBT right is a part of human right that allows every people …show more content…

This research aims to explore the economic advantages of legalizing same sex marriage in Thailand.
3. Hypothesis
There are some economic advantages of legalization of same sex marriage which might be direct and indirect effects.
4. Research Method
The doctrinal approach is adopted in this research. It will examine a number of economic study in many countries that same sex marriage is now legal; United States and Texas, and the Thai family law in civil and commercial code. The research will show the economic impacts based on the civil and commercial code that currently not allow the marriage of same sex couples and the economic advantages that gay will receive if they can legally marriage with their lover. Secondly, the research will demonstrate the economic effect of foreign counties that same sex marriage is already legal. This will be done by analyzing economic studies of other countries and article of UBS economist, Paul …show more content…

literature review
LGBT rights have been one of the issue of many countries for long time because it relates with the equality and human right.
Thailand is one of the country that has high rate of gay in the world approximately 1 gay or transgender in 166 men . Thailand is a gay friendly country and it does not have any law against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender , same sex marriage is still illegal, according to the condition of marriage in section 1448 states:
‘The marriage can be made only when the man and woman have completed their seventeenth year of age. But in case of having appropriate reason, the Court may give the leave to them being married before reaching such

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