Marriage Equality in Thailand

Thailand passed a bill recognizing marriage equality for the LGBTQ+ community, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia and the third in Asia to allow same-sex marriage.

Thailand Senate Approves Marriage Equality Bill

Thailand's Senate approved a marriage equality bill, making it the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law. The bill grants full legal, financial, and medical rights for marriage partners of any gender, replacing gender-specific terms with gender-neutral ones in the country's Civil and Commercial Code.

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Thailand's Same-Sex Marriage Legalization

Thailand's parliament passed a marriage equality bill, moving the country closer to legalizing same-sex marriage. The bill recognizes marriage between two people regardless of gender and grants full rights of a married couple under the country's civil and commercial code.

Thailand Marriage Equality Bill Approval

Thailand's lower house of Parliament approved a marriage equality bill making the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. The bill now goes to the Senate and then to the king for royal endorsement.