AP PHOTOS: Same-sex couples in Thailand speak of happiness before marriage equality law takes effect
On Thursday, they will be able to legally register their marriages, making it only the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal ... The government led by the Pheu Thai party made marriage ...
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,
Love is a many-gendered thing: Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status
Thailand’s marriage equality bill, which sailed through both houses of parliament, amended Article 1448 to replace the words “man and woman” and “husband and wife” with “individuals” and “marriage partners.” It is intended to grant full legal, financial and medical rights to LGBTQ+ couples.
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.
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.
Despite its promises, the Pheu Thai government’s approach to the southern question has been depressingly familiar.
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