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.

The new marriage law uses gender-neutral terms in place of “men,” “women,” “husbands” and “wives,” also clearing the way for transgender people to wed, and grants adoption and inheritance rights to ...

Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. LGBTQ+ groups are hoping for more than 1,000 registrations in one day as the law goes into force.

Scores of same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the Southeast Asian kingdom's marriage equality law went into effect, with two high-profile gay actors among the first to ...

Bangkok - Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples married in Thailand Thursday as the kingdom became the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex unions The decisio ...

Almost 2,000 same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand yesterday as the kingdom’s equal marriage law went into ...

“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 ...

Thailand and Taiwan are nations that allow same-sex marriages. Nepal has provisionally recognised same-sex union.

Notably, Thailand's landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law on September 24, 2024, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed. The law was published in the Royal Gazette after ...

The law allows all Thai couples aged 18 or above to marry regardless of gender, giving them access to medical, inheritance and property rights.