Nearly two thousand LGBTQ+ couples were married in Thailand on Thursday, the first day same-sex marriage was legal in the South-East Asian country.
The Thai King approved the law in September, which came into effect yesterday.
Thailand’s LGBTQ+ groups hoped to set a world record for the most same-sex marriages registered in a single day.
Here’s how the first day of LGBTQ+ marriages in Thailand played out.
Thailand law changes
Last year,legalised same-sex marriage.
The law needed official approval from King Maha Vajiralongkorn, which it.
Thailand is now the third Asian jurisdiction to allow same-sex marriages, following Taiwan and Nepal.
The South-East Asian country has long been considered a safe haven for LGBTQ+ communities and is home to a thriving drag scene.
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Same-sex marriages
Thai LGBTQ+ groups Bangkok Pride and the Rainbow Sky Association planned celebrations and ceremonies for the day the law came into effect.
In recent months, some couples held unofficial wedding celebrations, before having their marriage certified at a civil registry yesterday.
Bangkok Pride held a public ceremony in the centre of the capital city where officials issued marriage certificates throughout the day.
A record?
More than 1,800 same-sex couples were married yesterday, according to Bangkok Pride’s tally.
The group told media it has submitted a request to Guinness World Records to confirm it was the largest number of same-sex marriages on a single day.
said it was “a historic day for Thailand”.
