Members of the House of Representatives join together in loud applause in the conference room. After passing the equal marriage law, it is prepared to be forwarded to the Senate. [source: The Standard]
Thailand’s lower house passed, on Wednesday, the Marriage Equality Bill which will make it the first country in South East Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. The vote sailed through with a landslide 399 for and only 10 against, effectively bypassing any potential upper house veto.
The bill’s passage is a significant victory for LGBTQ+ advocacy groups in Thailand, who have been campaigning for marriage equality for years. It represents not just a legal change, but a profound statement of inclusion and acceptance in a society known for its vibrant and diverse LGBTQ+ community. [source: Thai Enquirer]
Today we have Tay and New creating a Polca mascot for their new concert…
There is a back and forth about exactly how cute their creation should be. Little fangs were deemed cute but could not be too pointy…
And a Polca WhaleBear was born…
Polcasan even has a little blowhole and bear claws. I have not ever purchased merch, but I have been on record if they ever sold the bear with the “dumb” pose that New insisted he had never ever stood like before, I might have to give in…I might once again be tempted by this Polca WhaleBear.
Pailin’s recipes are great and she gives you tips on going grocery shopping, which I appreciated!
THAI (FOOD) SPELLINGS, PRONUNCIATION AND ROMANIZATION
Canada-based Thai chef Pailin Chongchitnant has a really informative video out on why romanized Thai spelling is so complex and inconsistent:
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No hugely new revelations if you already have a base with Thai language and linguistics (or if you watch a ton of Thai BL 🤣), but it's a really fun watch nonetheless. 😍
Okay, listen, I am a Certified Way Hater and have been since like episode three, at least, but the man better not die on Friday. If he dies, Babe will never get closure working through everything that was their friendship, and he deserves that. Dying is also easy and I want Way to have to live with what he's done. And Pete will be sad. And I refuse, REFUSE, to see Pete be sad. So, Way must live.
Way can get shot, as a little treat to me specially, but he can't die.
Listen, if I got a dollar every time I went completely feral over a sweet angel man called Pete falling for a pathetic bitch with a bunch of daddy issues, I would have two dollars, which isn't a lot but it's still weird it happened to me twice.