Hundreds of couples marry in joyful scenes as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage: ‘Today we will become one’
Tommy Walker speaks to LGBT+ couples in Bangkok – many who have been together for decades – as the country’s historic marriage equality law comes into force
'A long fight full of tears': Why Thailand became a haven for LGBT couples
Getty Images Thailand is one of the few places in Asia, along with Taiwan and Nepal, that has an equal marriage law In the Philippines, there is growing acceptance of LGBT couples living together ...
Hundreds wed as Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force
Scores of same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect.
‘We are now a complete family’: Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples wed in Thailand as country passes historic marriage equality bill
Hundreds of same sex-couples tied the knot in Thailand after a landmark bill came into effect recognising marriage equality in the country. LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand have fought for the same rights as heterosexual couples for more than a decade.
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Thailand legalization of same-sex marriage goes into effect
Thailand becomes the first country in southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. I was among 700 people in the hall to hear Donald Trump address the World Economic Forum in Davos. I wondered whether his blunt style landed.
Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand have experienced a life-changing occasion, registering their marriages legally on the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples.
Nearly 2,000 LGBTQ couples wed as Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force
Almost 2,000 same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect in a first for Southeast Asia.
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Nepal to count LGBT population in census for 1st time
KATMANDU--Nepal’s upcoming national census will for the first time count the LGBT population in the Himalayan nation in order to better allocate government jobs and education set aside for ...
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Nepal registers first same-sex marriage hailed as win for LGBT rights
Nepal has registered its first same-sex marriage, which activists hailed as a victory for LGBT rights. Authorities in the western Lumjung district formally registered the union of Maya Gurung ...
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Blue Diamond Society: working with Nepal's LGBT community
and transgender (LGBT) rights, and change existing laws that fuel discrimination. The Supreme Court established a gender category called third gender and formally legalised same-sex activity, giving ...
Key figure in civil rights movement, youngest ‘Freedom Rider’ honored after passing at 82
On Friday, friends and family of the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders gathered at the historic Ebenezer Baptist ...
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Thailand holds its first same-sex weddings, targets record registrations
Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to ...
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State Department directive pauses most US foreign aid spending
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday directed State Department personnel to stop nearly all U.S. foreign aid spending for ...