On January 23, Thailand officially authorised marriage for all – a historic decision that made the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions. Within hours of the law’s enactment, hundreds of couples said “yes” to tie the knot. Today, the kingdom is known as a safe haven for LGBTQ communities across the region where other countries such as Myanmar or Malaysia still consider same-sex relationships a crime. But despite homosexual couples’ newly acquired right to marry, not everything is rosy in the “Land of Smiles”. William de Tamaris, Mélodie Sforza and Justin McCurry report.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20250211-thailand-becomes-safe-haven-for-same-sex-unions-in-southeast-asia