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Marriage Equality, Thailand (23 January 2025)
Thailand's Marriage Equality Act took effect on 23 January 2025, the first in Southeast Asia.
When is Marriage Equality, Thailand (23 January 2025) in 2027?
Marriage Equality, Thailand (23 January 2025) 2027 is on Saturday, 23 January 2027. Other years: 2026, Friday, 23 January 2026; 2028, Sunday, 23 January 2028.
About Marriage Equality, Thailand (23 January 2025)
Thailand's parliament passed the Marriage Equality Act in 2024, and the king gave his assent in September, and it came into force on 23 January 2025. Couples queued at district offices in Bangkok, and many couples registered on the first day, including in group ceremonies at shopping malls. The law replaces the words husband and wife with spouse and gives equal rights to adoption and inheritance. Thailand is the first country in Southeast Asia to allow it, and the second place in East and Southeast Asia after Taiwan.
Marriage Equality, Thailand (23 January 2025) dates: 2026, 2027, 2028
| Year | Marriage Equality, Thailand (23 January 2025) date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday, 23 January 2026 |
| 2027 | Saturday, 23 January 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, 23 January 2028 |
What is served
- cake
- mango sticky rice
Wedding customs of Marriage Equality, Thailand (23 January 2025)
Also part of it, and being written: Bangkok Pride (The city parade.).
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Background: "Same-sex marriage in Thailand" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Same-sex marriage in Thailand: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0, source