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.

  • @[email protected]
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    1411 days ago

    My partner is a Thai national refugee. We’re happy about this. Her refugee friend in Japan does not get such status and may not be able to remain if he fails his citizenship test.

  • @Yuper
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    210 days ago

    Why does the picture look like all straight couples?

    • @gedaliyahOPM
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      210 days ago

      Caption might help

      Phanlavee Chongtangsattam and Rungtiwa Thangkanopast, at center in the second row, at a mass wedding in Bangkok on Thursday. They had been rebuffed in an earlier attempt to get married. Lauren DeCicca for The New York Times

  • Phoenixz
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    110 days ago

    Yay, some good news! Needed in these times. Yet another country that care less about what consenting adults do in the privacy of their homes and start caring about rights instead