Thailand becomes first Southeast Asian country to legalize marriage equality The king of Thailand just gave Royal Assent to a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt. Thailand’s law ...

Thai lawmakers last year approved the marriage equality bill. King Maha Vajiralongkorn signed it last September. Thailand is the first country in Southeast Asia to extend marriage rights to same ...

A marriage certificate means LGBTQ+ couples ... houses of parliament in June last year before being endorsed by the Thai king in September, is a big step for LGBTQ+ rights. Thailand remains ...

Under the legislation, passed by Thailand’s parliament and endorsed by the king last year ... as adoption and inheritance rights. “This marriage equality law marks the beginning of Thai ...

It then went to the King for signing ... It removes gender-specific terms from 70 sections of the Thai Civil Code relating to marriage. Across the country, many rushed to take advantage of ...

Under the legislation, passed by Thailand’s parliament and endorsed by the king last year, same-sex couples are able to register their marriages with full legal, financial, and medical rights, as well ...

The same-sex marriage bill was written into law by Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn last June following decades of campaigning from LGBTQ+ activists. The battle for marriage equality in ...

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 ...