Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples have married in Thailand as the country became the first in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions. A revision to marriage laws came into effect on Thursday, January 23, which sparked a rush for the first marriage registrations from an LGBTQ+ community which has flourished in many parts of Thailand – […]
Hundreds of gay couples in Thailand, the largest Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriage, say they’re planning to get married on Thursday, January 23 as the kingdom’s marriage equality laws come into effect. The new marriage equality laws, which passed last year and come into effect on January 23, grant same-sex couples the same legal […]
Thailand has become the first country in South East Asia to legalise same-sex marriage after the country’s king, Maha Vajiralongkorn, signed a marriage equality bill into law. The bill, which will come into effect on January 22 next year, has been hailed by activists as historic for Thailand, which has long been seen as a […]
The passing of the Marriage Equality Bill in Thailand has been called an “historic step” for LGBTQ+ rights. The Bill grants LGBTQ+ couples equal rights with heterosexual couples in relation to marriage, child adoption, healthcare consent and inheritance, among other things. The Bill will now be submitted to the Thai king for royal endorsement. Following […]
LGBTQ+ activists in Thailand celebrated another victory on Tuesday, April 2 after a marriage equality bill overwhelmingly passed a first reading in the upper house, a key step bringing the country closer to becoming Asia’s third territory to legalise same-sex unions. “It’s like we’ve been embraced and accepted by the people in the entire country,” […]
Inside, readers can get to know a cross-section of ordinary men from the LGBTQ+ community of what is perhaps Asia’s queerest city, presenting them through intimate photography and personal storytelling.
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Queer East is a LGBTQ+ film festival that showcases rarely-seen queer cinema from East and Southeast Asia
Last week, over 1,000 LGBTQ+ activists and anti-government protestors gathered in Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, to call for greater protection of human rights in the country.
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