Same sex couples in Thailand celebrate equal marriage rights

Hundreds of same-sex couples wed as Thailand’s landmark marriage bill takes effect
Thailand Celebrates New Same-Sex Marriage Law With Mass Wedding
LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal status
Thailand holds its first same-sex weddings, targets record registrations
Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1,000 marriage registrations in a single day.
Hundreds of LGBT couples say ‘I do’ as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage
Welcome to our live coverage as same-sex marriage becomes legal in Thailand. It's a huge day for the country, which is one of very few places in Asia to recognise marriage equality. It's just past 0800 in Bangkok, where LGBTQ+ couples have been queuing at district offices and other venues to get married.
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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.
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LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages as law gives them equal status
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal Thursday, the day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples. The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage,
Thailand's same-sex marriage law
BANGKOK - Thailand's historic same-sex marriage equality law came into force on Thursday, making it the first country in Southeast Asia and third territory in Asia after Taiwan and Nepal to legalise marriages of same-sex couples.
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Same-sex couples flock to make marriages legal as Thailand changes law
The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.