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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

F or years, Joanne Chen didn’t celebrate Chinese New Year in a traditional way, limiting her visits to relatives as much as she could. As a queer Singaporean, one of the country’s most important holidays often brought with it pointed questions and unwanted judgment from extended family.

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

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