Thailand legalized same-sex and transgender marriage, allowing nearly 2,000 couples to wed in a historic first for Southeast Asia. The new law grants equal rights, including adoption and inheritance, ...

Marriage registration is customarily done at district offices, but on Thursday, around 300 couples are expected to complete the formalities at a daylong gala celebration in an exhibition hall at a ...

The law became legal today, making Thailand the first Southeast Asian nation to allow same-sex weddings. In Asia, Taiwan and Nepal are the only other countries that have legalized ...

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.

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.

“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 ...

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples across Thailand were officially married in ceremonies large and small after a law recognizing marriage equality took effect on Thursday. Thailand is the first country in ...

Thailand’s marriage equality law is set to take effect on Jan. 22. The country will become the first one in Southeast Asia — and the third in the continent after Taiwan and Nepal — to extend marriage ...

Thailand becomes the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage, marking a historic milestone for LGBTQ+ rights.

The Southeast Asian nation is the third jurisdiction in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage after Taiwan and Nepal.

From being ready to start a family to having more property rights, Thai same-sex and transgender couples talk to AFP about what the new legislation means to them.

The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to ...