Thailand Gears up for a Celebration

Hundreds of same-sex couples to marry as Thailand’s landmark marriage bill takes effect
Hundreds of same-sex couples are expected to tie the knot across Thailand on Thursday as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.
Thailand gears up for a celebration as a long-awaited marriage equality law takes effect
It is a big 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.
Historic Thai Law Recognises Same-Sex Marriages - but Not All Families Are Equal
American businessman Jacob Holder met his Thai husband Surapong Koonpaew in 2021, got married in the United States two years later and then returned to Thailand, where they live and work. This week, their union will be recognised under Thai law,
Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law
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.
Same-sex couples in Thailand speak of happiness before marriage equality law takes effect
It's a big week for LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand. On Thursday, they will be able to legally register their marriages, making it only the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, where they have such a right.
Love And Rights: Thailand's Same-sex Marriage Milestone
Hundreds of LGBTQ couples are set to marry in Thailand on Thursday, as the kingdom becomes the biggest nation in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage.
Thai LGBTQ+ couples ready to tie knot as marriage equality law comes into effect
Same-sex couples in Thailand are poised to celebrate a landmark achievement many decades in the making: the legal right to marry. On Thursday a marriage equality bill will become law, allowing members of the LGBTQ+ community in Thailand to get married and have the same legal rights as heterosexual couples.

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