Same-Sex Marriage Win Opens Up ‘Rainbow Tourism’ in Thailand

Bloomberg News

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After decades of campaigning by activists, Thailand is the third territory in Asia to legalise same-sex marriages after Taiwan and Nepal, with a new marriage equality law coming into effect on Thursday
The Gazette
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As many as 300 couples had been expected to complete the formalities at a daylong gala celebration in an exhibition hall at a shopping mall in central Bangkok, though by late afternoon the total was less than half of that.
The Korea Times
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Thailand has become the first in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions.
CNA
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In matching beige suits, Apiwat "Porsch" Apiwatsayree, 49 — who was in tears — and Sappanyoo "Arm" Panatkool, 38, were handed their pink-bordered marriage certificates at a registry office in the capital Bangkok.
The Manila Times

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