@Dan ********

San Francisco. Via Doha on Qatar.

I treated myself to a Q Suite—it looks pretty comfortable.

Ironically, I already have a biz class ticket on EVA, but Taiwan closed again.

I’ve been stuck in the US for a year. I was on my way from Chiang Mai to Lima when the borders closed in both directions.

I sure miss my family.

@Dan ********

I sure did!

@Garrett **********

I won’t get a Fit to Fly until two days before my flight.

I hope they move fast.

Can a visa-exempt entry be changed to Non-Imm O based on retirement once in Thailand?

I already have the 800,000 on deposit.

@Shayne *********

I appreciate any advice you can offer. I’m desperate to return home.

@Ryan *******

The bill does not offer marriage to same-sex couples. It offers a civil partnership with few of the rights of married couples.

Tax, insurance, pension and immigration benefits/permissions are not included. Even if and when passed, it will not help those of us legally married (in our home countries) to Thais to return to Thailand or obtain a marriage visa.

This poorly-drafted bill creates a category of second-class citizens and is highly discriminatory.

Glimmer of hope: the Future Forward party has denounced the bill and is calling for the removal of references to gender in the Thai Marriage Act.