Thailand’s Same Sex Marriage Bill Takes Effect: All Your Questions Answered

Bangkok: 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 Asia after Taiwan and Nepal to legalise marriages of same-sex couples.   Below are key facts about the law and what it means. Who Qualifies? Any LGBTQ couple over 18 years of … Read more

Thailand’s Same Sex Marriage Bill Takes Effect, Hundreds Expected To Marry

Bangkok, Thailand: A high-profile gay couple married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom’s same-sex marriage law went into effect, an AFP journalist saw, among the first of hundreds expected to do so. Thai actors Apiwat “Porsch” Apiwatsayree, 49 — who was in tears — and Sappanyoo “Arm” Panatkool, 38, in matching beige suits, were … Read more