Jakarta—Jan. 23, 2025 was an historic day for Thailand and Southeast Asia. As a result of the new Thai law amending the longstanding Thai Civil and Commercial Code, same-sex couples are able to ...

Thailand joins Nepal and Taiwan as the only Asian nations to legalise LGBT unions, amid repressive regimes and religious ...

In 2024, Thailand legalized same-sex marriage, providing more equality for its LGBTQ residents and visitors. On January 23, ...

Last year, Thailand’s parliament passed its Marriage Equality Bill, making it the third country in Asia, after Taiwan and ...

Officials helped couples fill out marriage forms on first day of equal marriage rights in the Southeast Asian country ...

“Equal marriage has truly become possible with the power of all,” said former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who was on ...

Thailand has long been known as a haven for LGBTQ+ communities. It is only the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex ...

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 ...

Hundreds of same-sex couples are gathering at a luxury mall in Bangkok Thursday to get married under Thailand's new marriage equality law. The legislation, which took effect Thursday morning, grants ...

Thailand made history Thursday as hundreds of same-sex couples exchanged vows, marking the nation as the first in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. The landmark law, which grants full ...

When Thailand's long-awaited equal marriage law came into effect on Thursday, police officer Pisit "Kew" Sirihirunchai hoped ...

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.