Celebration and a mass wedding in Thailand as same-sex marriage law takes effect
They’ve waited six years to call themselves a “family.” Pehthai Thanomkhet and Nathnicha Klinthaworn finally did on Thursday when Thailand’s law on same-sex marriage came into effect and they got formally married at a mass wedding event in Bangkok.
Thailand becomes Southeast Asia’s first to legalise same-sex marriage
Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, granting LGBTQ couples rights equal to heterosexual unions, including adoption, assets, and healthcare.
Thailand becomes first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage, historic step for LGBTQ+ rights
Thailand made history by legalizing same-sex marriage, becoming the first Southeast Asian nation and the third in Asia, following Taiwan and Nepal, to do so.
AP PHOTOS: Same-sex couples in Thailand speak of happiness before marriage equality law takes effect
Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law on Sept. 24, after it was endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn. LGBTQ+ couples will be able to register marriages this week when it takes effect on Thursday,
Thailand Legalises Same-Sex Marriage; Hundreds Of Couples Gather To Get Married On The Historic Day
Marriage registration is customarily done at district offices, but on Thursday, around 300 couples are expected to complete the formalities at a daylong gala celebration in an exhibition hall at a shopping mall in central Bangkok.
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
Historic Thai Law Recognises Same-Sex Marriages - but Not All Families Are Equal
American businessman Jacob Holder met his Thai husband Surapong Koonpaew in 2021, got married in the United States two years later and then returned to Thailand, where they live and work. This week, their union will be recognised under Thai law,
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