Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community has fought for decades for the right to equal marriage and, finally, 878 district offices across the country opened their doors on Thursday to same-sex couples who wished to register and get married. It has made Thailand the first country in south-east Asia to recognise equal marriage, and only the third in Asia, behind Taiwan and Nepal
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‘I am so proud’: Joy as Thailand’s same-sex couples can at last get married ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/23/thailand-same-sex-gay-marriage-equality-laws
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