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Thailand: Law Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage Takes Effect

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Library of Congress Global Legal Monitor report on Thailand's same-sex marriage law taking effect in January 2025.

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Start with the answer Which global LGBTQ+ legal wins changed rights? Major wins included decriminalisation in Mozambique, Belize, India, Botswana, Angola and Singapore, plus Thailand's marriage-equality law. Read the topic guide Global Decriminalisation and Marriage Wins Recent global LGBTQ+ legal wins show courts, legislatures and civil-society campaigns removing colonial-era criminal laws and expanding relationship recognition.

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Library of Congress Global Legal Monitor
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government
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3 pages

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Open original source https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2025-03-18/thailand-law-recognizing-same-sex-marriage-takes-effect/ Accessed 4 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2025-03-18/thailand-law-recognizing-same-sex-marriage-takes-effect/

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Global Decriminalisation and Marriage Wins

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Which global LGBTQ+ legal wins changed rights?

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22 January 2025 InternationalLegal

Thailand's Marriage Equality Act Takes Effect

Thailand's Marriage Equality Act officially came into force, with same-sex couples across the country registering their marriages from the first day. Thailand became the third territory in Asia to implement marriage equality, following Taiwan and Nepal. Celebrations were held nationwide, and the first registrations drew significant media attention.