Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand made Thursday a life-changing occasion, registering their marriages legally on the first day a law took

It's a big day for LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand. On Thursday, they gained the legal right to register their marriages, making it the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to recognize same-sex unions,

Hundreds of couples this week are poised to marry in Thailand as its overwhelmingly popular marriage equality law goes into effect, according to multiple reports.

Thailand has a reputation for acceptance and inclusivity, but struggled for decades to pass a marriage equality law. Thai society largely holds conservative values. Members of the LGBTQ+ community say they face discrimination in everyday life, although they note that things have improved greatly in recent years.

Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law on Sept. 24, after it was endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

This would make Thailand the first country or region in Southeast Asia to pass such a law and the third in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal ... of the governing Pheu Thai party and president of ...

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, after Taiwan and Nepal. By the end of ...

Srettha's ruling Pheu Thai party backed the marriage bill ... Thailand is the third in Asia to recognise same-sex marriage after Taiwan in 2019 and Nepal four years later. Back in Thailand, the fight for equal rights continues for other sexual minorities ...

The government led by the Pheu Thai party made marriage equality one of ... Asia and the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to legalize same-sex marriage. “It is almost like a dream ...

Local politicians affiliated with the party are expected to play a key role in achieving this goal. Moreover, the Pheu Thai-led government, which controls state mechanisms, also has the backing of ...

On April 1, 2001, just past the stroke of midnight, four same-sex couples in the Netherlands exchanged wedding vows at the Amsterdam City Hall, which was festooned for the occasion with red and pink roses. Afterward, the couples and guests — and the journalists on hand, including me — were treated to pink champagne in the expansive foyer.