Thailand's Same-sex Marriage Milestone

Hundreds of same-sex couples wed as Thailand’s landmark marriage bill takes effect
Hundreds of same-sex couples are tying the knot across Thailand on Thursday as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.
Factbox-Thailand's Same-Sex Marriage Law
LGBTQ+ couples wait to receive official marriage certificates, as the country's marriage equality bill comes into effect following a royal endorsement which effectively makes Thailand Asia's third territory to legalise same-sex unions, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
AP PHOTOS: Same-sex couples in Thailand share their joy over new marriage equality law
On Thursday, they gained the legal right to register their marriages, making it the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to recognize same-sex unions, after Taiwan and Nepal. In central Bangkok,
Thai LGBTQ+ Couples Register Marriages as Landmark Equality Law Takes Effect
The landmark enactment makes Thailand the first in Southeast Asia and third in Asia (after Taiwan and Nepal) to legalize same-sex marriages.
Jubilation as Thailand’s marriage equality law comes into effect
Thailand becomes the first country in Southeast Asia, and only the third in Asia, to legalise same-sex marriage.
'We have been ready for so long': Thailand legalises same-sex marriage
It means LGBT couples now have the same rights as any other couple - the culmination of a decades-long campaign.
Same-sex couples in Thailand speak of happiness before marriage equality law takes effect
It's a big week for LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand. On Thursday, they will be able to legally register their marriages, making it only the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, where they have such a right.
Hundreds wed as Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force
Scores of same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect, with two high-profile gay actors among the first to do so.
Hundreds of couples to tie the knot as marriage equality comes to Thailand
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to tie the knot on Thursday as a new law legalizing same-sex marriage goes into effect in the Southeast Asian nation.
Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law
It is a big day many in Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community have long been waiting for, as couples celebrate a law giving them the same legal rights as married heterosexuals
Thailand gears up for a celebration as a long-awaited marriage equality law takes effect
Come this Thursday, their wedded status will be recognized by the nation as well, when a law that allows members of the LGBTQ+ community in Thailand to get married and have the same legal rights as heterosexual couples takes effect.
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