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thisonelikesaliens · 41 minutes

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From now on, can I call you babe? Uh-huh. Babe. Oh, I’m shy. I’m going crazy. Crazy. I’m blushing.

WE ARE | EP5

#we are the series

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thisonelikesaliens · 52 minutes

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By the way, I have something to brag about. Someone accepted me as his friend today. That’s good. You did the right thing.

ONLY BOO | EP4

#only boo #only boo the series

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thisonelikesaliens · 4 hours

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June's 2024 Pride Month is fast approaching in Thailand, so I thought now would be the perfect time to explain the Thai legislative process and what the future of the Marriage Equality Bill looks like:

How Does A Bill Become Law in Thailand? I'm going to explain it as simple as possible. A bill is always first introduced into the National Assembly. The National Assembly is broken down into two houses: you have the lower house (House of Representatives) and the upper house (Senate). First, the bill goes through consideration in the lower house and there's three separate readings. Once it gets approved on its third reading, it's then sent to the upper house where it has to go through the same process. Again, it goes through three separate readings. Then if it's approved on its third reading, the PM (Prime Minister) sends it to the King for royal approval. If the King signs the bill, it'll become law once it is published in the Royal Gazette.

At What Point in the Process is the Marriage Equality Bill? In April, the Senate voted "Yes" to accept the bill for consideration. A committee will be formed to consider the bill in its second reading--which will not happen until July. So, really we're just waiting because the current senatorial term ends early this month... Unfortunately, given the timeframe of how the process works, the bill was never going to be realistically passed by Pride 2024. It is a little bit disappointing, but there's still lots to celebrate. Thailand is seeking to host the World Pride Events in Bangkok by 2028...So there is a lot to look forward to, regardless. (Best case scenario*, marriage equality will be legal by November 🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾)

What Will Happen during the Second Reading in the Senate? The second reading is where things get a little more complicated. This is probably the biggest hurdle to overcome for the bill to be passed as quickly as possible. Once the committee is appointed, they'll be going through the bill section by section. Any amendments that were proposed from the lower house, which this go around is mostly just about equal representation in the language of the bill, will be considered (Consideration cannot exceed 30 days). The hope is that all 27 members of the committee will vote to agree with the amendments and then the bill will be revised as such. However, at this stage, if the committee cannot come to a full agreement, then the amendments must be debated. During debate, if the majority approve the amendments, the text is revised and the bill moves on to the third reading. If the bill is withheld, meaning the Senate doesn't agree to any of the amendments, it goes back to the lower house for reconsideration.

What Happens if the Bill is Presented for Reconsideration in the Lower House? The lower house can agree and approve the bill as is. But if the lower house does not agree with the Senate's decision or if the Senate has proposed amendments that the lower house does not agree with, then the two houses must form a joint committee that will work to resubmit an agreed upon version of the bill. From there, my knowledge is pretty limited, but I know due to the numbers from the houses initial votes, the bill would eventually be approved by a combination of votes from both houses.

What Happens during the Third Reading in the Senate? During the third reading of the bill, the Senate must decide whether to enact the bill as law or not. They're not allowed to change anything on the bill and they cannot debate any of the amendments. It's just: here's the bill, it's being presented as it's been approved by the second reading, should it be passed as law or not? One more than the majority of the vote is needed in the upper house in order for the bill to be approved.

What Happens if the Senate Votes "No" on the Bill? The bill can be reintroduced into the lower house after 180 days. If the lower house votes to approve the bill that was presented in the third reading of the upper house (which they will), it basically bypasses the Senate's decision to not approve the bill. From there it'll go directly from the lower house to the PM... who will present it to the King for royal approval. Like I've been saying: the bill is eventually going to become law at some point. It's just a matter of when. Because if the Senate decides to make things difficult, then it would just take longer for the bill to pass. Since it's going to pass eventually, we want everything to go as smoothly as possible without any hiccups.

What is the Likelihood of the Senate Voting "Yes"? It's hard to give a definitive answer. The expectation is that, since they know the bill is going to eventually become law anyway, they're just going to do the decent thing and approve it so that they don't have to prolong things any further... because it's taken long enough at this point. The problem is that the upper house is more notoriously known as the conservative house of the National Assembly. And if you understand Thai and were paying attention to the discussions that were going on in their first reading, you can kind of see why that is. Unfortunately, there is a chance that they're going to want to make things more difficult... but I'm hopeful that they won't.

What Happens if the Senate Votes "Yes"? Once the National Assembly approves the bill, it goes to the King for approval. After the King receives the bill from the PM, he would have a period of twenty days from when he received it to sign it into law. Once it is signed, it is arranged for publication in the gazette. After 120 days from its publication, it is considered officially legal in Thailand.

Can the King Veto the Bill? He can...BUT the King's never used his veto once the National Assembly has approved a bill. In the extremely rare case that he does, the lower house would reintroduce the bill and the National Assembly would vote to bypass the King's veto anyway. The bill can then be sent directly to the gazette, with or without the King's signature, to be published into law.

*The best case scenario, overall, is that 1) the Senate votes to approve any and all amendments during the second reading and 2) in the third reading they vote to approve the bill in its amended form. Then the PM will present that bill to the King, it'll be signed, and then published in the gazette. And, that's it. Then you have marriage equality in Thailand. Officially!!!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Marriage equality has been in talks for a while in Thailand, and a lot of us were frustrated when it didn't get passed the first few times around. Now that we know that it's going to be legal, I'm hopeful about what this could mean in the future: Gender recognition... full and equal protection under the law... I was 11 when I moved to the United States to live with my dad (I won't get into the reasons why, they're very personal) and ~11 years later, when marriage equality passed I could not express the amount of joy that had overcome me...and I was only 21 at the time, with no intention of being married in the near future. Yet, for some reason, I felt as though I could not be fully excited because things were so different back home. What I could have here, I could not have if I ever decided to move back to Thailand. That's not to say that Thailand is not very culturally accepting of the LGBTQIA+ community, because they are (for the most part), it's just that the laws have failed to keep up. Given my personal situation, which I don't typically feel comfortable sharing with people I don't really know, something as simple as being able to change my gender indicator on my Thai I.D. and my passport...those are things that can now be dreamt into reality. Whereas before, it was something that you couldn't even fathom being a discussion had marriage equality not been passed. It's just a really big deal and I'm happy to see that it's finally happening! ❤️

#marriage equality thailand #thank you op for the detailed explanation!

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thisonelikesaliens · 4 hours

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this is one of those 土味情話 aka cheesy pickup lines that rely on a play on words that can't be directly translated

Yuan: Ge, I want to change my outfit (造型) Qian: What outfit? Yuan: I can't live without you (沒有你不行)

型 is pronounced the same as 行, so while the original is funny because it's cringy it doesn't work when translated

if I were to come up with an English equivalent that keeps the spirit of cheesiness it might sound something like this:

Yuan: Ge, do you know what material my suit is made out of? Qian: What material? Yuan: Husband material.

Unknown the Series | The Last Short

#unknown the series #unknown spoilers #this one translates #this one rambles #maybe someone else with a better handle on both languages can come up with a translation that works

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thisonelikesaliens · 2 days

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charm challenge with mark

#mark pakin #lego rapeepong #LOL

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thisonelikesaliens · 2 days

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The side couple Freya & Meiji from Deep Night The Series are getting their own spin-off. Even though Deep Night just finished airing last Thursday, they started filming their spin-off today! It’s called ‘Deep Love’.

#WHAT????#OMG I'M GONNA CRY #deep night the series #deep love the series #OMGOMGOMG

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thisonelikesaliens · 2 days

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thanks to @wen-kexing-apologist 's tags on this post I have a bit more to say

This? This is catching. It's reactive

這是你第一次主動抓住我

I originally translated this as "this is the first time you took the initiative to catch me" but now that I'm thinking about it I wouldn't even use catch, because someone else has to initiate something for you to catch so it's reactive

There is absolutely nothing reactive about the verb 抓住. You use 抓住 for something you have to go out and get yourself

A better translation would be "this is the first time you took the initiative to grab me" to emphasize that Qian made the conscious decision and took action

(@abstractelysium FYI)

#AHHHHHH THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GIF!!!#this is perfection #unknown the series #i love this fandom #this one rambles #this one translates #ueasking is the bestest

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thisonelikesaliens · 2 days

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thanks to @wen-kexing-apologist 's tags on this post I have a bit more to say

This? This is catching. It's reactive

這是你第一次主動抓住我

I originally translated this as "this is the first time you took the initiative to catch me" but now that I'm thinking about it I wouldn't even use catch, because someone else has to initiate something for you to catch so it's reactive

There is absolutely nothing reactive about the verb 抓住. You use 抓住 for something you have to go out and get yourself

A better translation would be "this is the first time you took the initiative to grab me" to emphasize that Qian made the conscious decision and took action

(@abstractelysium FYI)

#unknown the series #關於未知的我們 #this one translates #this one rambles

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thisonelikesaliens · 2 days

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Qian smiling because of Yuan [for @thisonelikesaliens]

#unknown the series #YESSSSSSSSSS!#so many smiles in ep11 #seeing Qian happy makes me happy

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thisonelikesaliens · 2 days

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If you would, if you're willing... and of course, with my eternal gratitude either way...

Is there any additional nuance to what Yuan says after Qian catches his wrist? We got... sparse dialogue between their alley conversation in ep 10 and the love scene in 11, so I'm wondering if there's anything more to it than the subtitles gave us.

And thank you so much for all the work you've already done for this fandom! 💜

Are you referring to this line?

The original is 這是你第一次主動抓住我

I'd actually translate that as "this is the first time you took the initiative to catch me"

主動 = proactive, taking initiative

seems like the subs emphasized "first time" instead of Qian actively making that choice

(also, 抓住 = catch, seize, hold on to. I hear that and I'm immediately thinking of 抓住幸福 aka holding onto happiness/whatever makes you happy, so I see this as Qian actively choosing his own happiness, but that's just me. And there's also a sense of urgency when you use 抓住, like if you don't act at this moment you'll miss out on something important)

#hope this helps and thanks for the ask!#this one answers #unknown the series #關於未知的我們 #this one translates #this one rambles

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thisonelikesaliens · 3 days

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only boo is running some kind of save-the-mosquitoes campaign and now this?