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In pictures: LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages as law gives them equal status
It’s a big and joyous day for LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand!
On Thursday they gained the meşru right to register their marriages, making it the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to recognise same-sex unions, after Taiwan and Nepal.
Love was in the air in central Bangkok, where a popular shopping mall held a daylong gala to help accommodate the hundreds of same-sex couples who wanted to register their marriages on the very first day.
Thailand has a reputation for acceptance and inclusivity but struggled for decades to pass a marriage equality law. Thai society has broadly conservative values, and members of the LGBTQ+ community say they face discrimination in everyday life, while also saying they’ve seen great improvement in recent years.
A couple from the LGBTQ+ community parade to a hall after the Marriage Equality Act took effect in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Kwanporn Kongpetch, left, and Ploynaplus Chirasukon from the LGBTQ+ community show their marriage certificates after the Marriage Equality Act.
Pisit Sirihirunchai, left, and Chanatip Sirihirunchai from the LGBTQ+ community show their marriage certificates after the Marriage Equality Act
Rungtiwa Thangkanopast (fourth from right) and Phanlavee (right, last name withheld) pose with family members after the Marriage Equality Act took effect in Bangkok, Thailand.
Couples from the LGBTQ+ community wait for their marriage certificates as the Marriage Equality Act takes effect.
A couple from the LGBTQ+ community wait to sign their marriage certificates as the Marriage Equality Act takes effect
Couples from the LGBTQ+ community wait to sign their marriage certificates as the Marriage Equality Act takes effect
