Hundreds of LGBTQ couples on Thursday became legally married in Thailand, which celebrates a historic day as the first nation in Southeast Asia to guarantee equal marital rights for same-sex couples.

“Equal marriage has truly become possible with the power of all,” said former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who was on hand for the mass wedding and was premier when the landmark legislation passed ...

Hundreds of people began registering their marriages at a mall in Bangkok, as Thailand became one of the few places in Asia ...

Thailand has long been known as a haven for LGBTQ+ communities. It is only the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, behind Taiwan in 2019 and Nepal in 2023.

Hundreds of people were married during a mass wedding in Bangkok as Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage.

Thailand’s marriage equality law is set to take effect on Jan. 22. The country will become the first one in Southeast Asia — and the third in the continent after Taiwan and Nepal — to extend marriage ...

The breakthrough came in March 2024, when Parliament approved the equal marriage law with overwhelming support – 400 votes in favor, two abstentions and three no-shows. The Senate followed in June ...

Thailand becomes the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage, marking a historic milestone for LGBTQ+ rights.

Thailand made history Thursday as hundreds of same-sex couples exchanged vows, marking the nation as the first in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. The landmark law, which grants full ...

Under the law, same-sex couples can marry and enjoy full legal, financial, medical, adoption and inheritance rights.

The Southeast Asian nation is the third jurisdiction in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage after Taiwan and Nepal.

It was passed by parliament in June of last year, making the nation the first in Southeast Asia to enact marriage equality.