Hundreds of same-sex couples are tying the knot across Thailand on Thursday as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.

Welcome to our live coverage as same-sex marriage becomes legal in Thailand. It's a huge day for the country, which is one of very few places in Asia to recognise marriage equality. It's just past 0800 in Bangkok, where LGBTQ+ couples have been queuing at district offices and other venues to get married.

The landmark enactment makes Thailand the first in Southeast Asia and third in Asia (after Taiwan and Nepal) to legalize same-sex marriages.

On the law's first day, hundreds of couples registered their marriages, celebrating a significant step toward equal legal, financial, and medical rights. Thailand becomes the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage,

It means LGBT couples now have the same rights as any other couple - the culmination of a decades-long campaign.

It is a big day many in Thailand's LGBTQ+ community have long been waiting for, as couples celebrate a law giving them the same legal rights as married heterosexuals

Thailand passed the Marriage Equality Bill in June 2024 and it comes into effect on January 23 with the country becoming first in South Asia and third in Asia to legalize same sex marriage.

Thailand's marriage equality law, which takes effect soon, marks a significant milestone in Southeast Asia as it recognizes same-sex marriages. However, for couples like Jacob Holder and Surapong Koonpaew,

It's a big week for LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand. On Thursday, they will be able to legally register their marriages, making it only the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, where they have such a right.

It is a big day many in Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community have long been waiting for, as couples celebrate a law giving them the same legal rights as married heterosexuals