The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal

Hundreds of people began registering their marriages at a mall in Bangkok, as Thailand became one of the few places in Asia to legalize same-sex unions.

Thailand's same-sex marriage bill was passed in a historic parliamentary vote last June, making Thailand the third country in Asia to do so after Taiwan and Nepal.