Watch: Thai couples say 'I do' as country legalises same-sex marriage

The BBC spoke to couples who married at a Bangkok mall to ask what the legalisation means to them.

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Thailand same-sex marriage law takes effect: "Every love is the same"

Hundreds of LGBTQ couples in Thailand get married as the country's landmark marriage equality law comes into effect.
CBS News - 3h
Happy couples mark landmark Thai law allowing same-sex unions

Thailand reached a major milestone on Thursday in becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex unions, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than a thousand ...
NBC News - 5h
Thailand Starts Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage

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.
The New York Times - 6h
Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status

LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand have experienced a life-changing occasion, registering thir marriages legally on the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples
ABC News - 2h
Couples wed in a riot of colour as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage

LGBT couples now have the same rights as any other couple - the culmination of a decades-long campaign.
BBC News - 7h
‘I am so proud’: Joy as Thailand’s same-sex couples can at last get married

Thailand’s marriage equality laws come into force on Thursday, with hundreds of couples set to tie the knot in mass weddings in Bangkok. Tawach Chaweewong gets goosebumps just thinking about his ...
The Guardian - 15h