Tommy Walker speaks to LGBT+ couples in Bangkok – many who have been together for decades – as the country’s historic marriage equality law comes into force
Scores of same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect.
And at least 10 other prominent LGBT Americans are slated for major administration ... his ambassador to Nepal, and James Abbott, who Trump tapped to serve on the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1 000 marriage registrations in a single day.
The Southeast Asian nation is the third jurisdiction in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage after Taiwan and Nepal.
Thailand’s historic same-sex marriage equality law came into force on Thursday, making it the first country in Southeast Asia and third territory in
Thailand has made history as the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage, with over 200 couples wed on the first day. This comes amid criticism of the US’s anti-LGBTQ+ stance under President Trump,
When Thailand's long-awaited equal marriage law came into effect on Thursday, police officer Pisit "Kew" Sirihirunchai hoped to be among the first in line to marry his long-term partner Chanatip "Jane" Sirihirunchai.
“Equal marriage has truly become possible with the power of all,” said former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who was on hand for the mass wedding and was premier when the landmark legislation passed last year. 1,832 couples across the country registered marriages under the new law Thursday, according to the Thai Interior Ministry.
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.
Hundreds of same-sex couples are gathering at a luxury mall in Bangkok Thursday to get married under Thailand's new marriage equality law. The legislation, which took effect Thursday morning, grants same-sex spouses the same legal, financial and medical rights as married heterosexual couples.