Hundreds of same-sex couples are expected to tie the knot across Thailand on Thursday as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.

On Thursday, Joe and Mate will tie the knot in central Bangkok, joining roughly 200 couples in a joyful mass-wedding that marks a seismic shift in Thailand. After decades of campaigning and countless setbacks, the country is becoming the first in southeast Asia – and only the second in Asia after Taiwan – to introduce full marriage equality.

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It's a big week for LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand. On Thursday, they will be able to legally register their marriages, making it only the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, where they have such a right.

Thai society has long been seen as accepting of gender-fluid identities and relationships, but matching legal structures were absent

Thailand's marriage equality bill comes into force on Jan 22, capping decades of efforts by activists. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This Thursday, a new law will take effect in Thailand, granting LGBTQ+ couples the legal right to marry and enjoy the same legal privileges as heterosexual couples. The couple eagerly anticipates formalizing their marriage, planning to register it at their local district office on the first day the law comes into effect.

LGBTQ+ couples and activists have gathered in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, to celebrate ahead of the country’s first same-sex weddings on Thursday (23 January). Last June, Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise gay marriage.