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.
Hundreds in Thailand to wed in mass ceremony as popular same-sex marriage law takes effect
Hundreds of couples this week are poised to marry in Thailand as its overwhelmingly popular marriage equality law goes into effect, according to multiple reports.
Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law
It is a 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.
AP PHOTOS: Same-sex couples in Thailand speak of happiness before marriage equality law takes effect
BANGKOK (AP) — It's a big day for LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand.
Hundreds of Same-Sex Couples Wed as Thailand’s Marriage Equality Bill Comes Into Effect
Last year, Thailand’s parliament passed its Marriage Equality Bill, making it the third country in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to allow same-sex marriage. The bill was then signed into law by King Vajiralongkorn in September, and came into effect 120 days afterward.
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,
Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand have experienced a life-changing occasion, registering their marriages legally on the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual c
Couples in Thailand celebrate legalization of same-sex marriage with mass wedding
Couple across Thailand officially said "I do" during a mass wedding in honor of the legalization of same-sex marriage in the country. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer has more on the celebration.
Watch: 'I do', say Thai couples as country legalises same-sex marriage
The BBC spoke to LGBTQ couples in Thailand who wed in a mass ceremony on the same day that the country legalised same-sex marriage. More than 100 couples got married at Siam Paragon, a luxury mall in central Bangkok on Thursday as the law came into effect.
Meet the first couples to wed as Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage
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.
Love is a many-gendered thing: Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand made Thursday a life-changing occasion, registering their marriages legally on the ...
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Thailand gears up for a celebration as a long-awaited marriage equality law takes effect
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Only 'individuals' from now: Former PM lauds as thousands of LGBTQ couples wed at mall in Thailand
Thailand has a reputation for acceptance and inclusivity but struggled for decades to pass a marriage equality law.