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A 2025 study commissioned by travel company Agoda projected that the Marriage Equality Act will create 152,000 full-time jobs and increase Thailand's GDP by 0.3%. [15] The law is projected to attract an additional 4 million tourists annually and generate approximately $2 billion in revenue.
While polygamy has since been abolished, it is still alive in Thailand and, according to some, widely accepted. [3] The king of Thailand may, for example, still designate "consorts" other than the queen. [4] Such unions are not recognised under Thai law, which states, "A man or a woman cannot marry each other while one of them has a spouse." [5]
Hundreds of same-sex couples in Thailand tied the knot on Thursday as a landmark legislation took effect, making it the first nation in Southeast Asia to recognise marriage equality. Thailand’s ...
The marriage equality bill is expected to pass through its final reading in Thailand's upper house of parliament on Tuesday, said Wallop Tangkananuruk, chairman of the senate committee for the bill.
Thailand has long been known as a haven for LGBTQ+ communities. It is only the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, behind Taiwan in 2019 and Nepal in 2023. Meet the first couples to ...
Uzbekistan: Religious authorities who perform a marriage ceremony for couples without a civil marriage license face fines of up to 9,900,000 so'm. Additionally, propagandizing or encouraging cohabitation with two or more wives is punishble by a fine of the same amount, or administrative detention for up to 15 days. [117] Vietnam; Cambodia [118 ...
The law was published in the Royal Gazette after endorsement by King Maha Vajiralongkorn, and will come into effect in 120 days. This means LGBTQ+ couples will be able to register their marriage in January next year, making Thailand the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to allow same-sex marriage.
Thailand is the third in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage after Taiwan in 2019 and Nepal four years later. A gay couple makes a toast during a mass wedding banquet in front of the Presidential ...