Thailand is legalizing same-sex marriage — the first country in Southeast Asia to do so. DW looks at what is next for Thailand and the region on LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality.

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

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The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal

Hundreds of people began registering their marriages at a mall in Bangkok, as Thailand became one of the few places in Asia to legalize same-sex unions.

Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. DW looks at LGBTQ+ rights across the region.

Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, granting LGBTQ couples rights equal to heterosexual unions, including adoption, assets, and healthcare.

Thailand made history by legalizing same-sex marriage, becoming the first Southeast Asian nation and the third in Asia, following Taiwan and Nepal, to do so.

The country saw over 1,000 marriage registrations in a single day after a new marriage equality law came into effect on Thursday.

At the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok, a mass wedding ceremony was held where over 1,700 same-sex couples tied the knot.

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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 rights to same-sex couples. Thai MPs passed the marriage equality bill on June 15, 2024, by a 210-180 vote margin. Four lawmakers abstained.