Back Matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en Tailandia Spanish Mariage homosexuel en Thaïlande French Perkahwinan sejenis di Thailand Malay Casamento entre pessoas do mesmo sexo na Tailândia Portuguese การสมรสเพศเดียวกันในไทย Thai Hôn nhân cùng giới ở Thái Lan Vietnamese 泰國同性婚姻 Chinese

Same-sex marriage in Thailand

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  1. ^ a b Performed in the Netherlands proper (including the Caribbean Netherlands), as well as in Aruba and Curaçao. May be registered in Sint Maarten in such cases, but the rights of marriage are not guaranteed.
  2. ^ Neither performed nor recognized in Niue, Tokelau, or the Cook Islands.
  3. ^ Neither performed nor recognized in six British Overseas Territories.
  4. ^ a b Neither performed nor recognized in some tribal nations of the US. Recognized but not performed in several other tribal nations and American Samoa.
  5. ^ Registered foreign marriages confer all marriage rights in Israel. Domestic common-law marriages confer most rights of marriage. Domestic civil marriage recognized by some cities.
  6. ^ a b c d e The Coman v. Romania ruling of the European Court of Justice obliges the state to provide residency rights for the foreign spouses of EU citizens. Some member states, including Romania, do not follow the ruling.
  7. ^ A "declaration of family relationship" is available in several of Cambodia's communes which may be useful in matters such as housing, but is not legally binding.
  8. ^ Guardianship agreements confer some limited legal benefits in China, including decisions about medical and personal care.
  9. ^ Hong Kong provides inheritance, guardianship rights, and residency rights for foreign spouses of legal residents.
  10. ^ Indian courts have recognised guru–shishya, nata pratha or maitri karar–type contractual relationships, but they are not legally binding.
  11. ^ Most Japanese cities and prefectures issue partnership certificates, but they are not legally binding.
  12. ^ Marriages conducted abroad between a Namibian national and a foreign spouse provide residency rights in Namibia.
  13. ^ Romania provides hospital visitation rights through a "legal representative" status.
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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Thailand since 23 January 2025.[1][2][3][4] Same-sex marriage legislation supported by the government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and major opposition parties was introduced to the National Assembly in November 2023. It was passed by the House of Representatives by 400 votes to 10 on 27 March 2024, and by the Senate in a vote of 130 to 4 on 18 June.[5] The law received royal assent from King Vajiralongkorn on 12 August 2024 and was published in the Royal Gazette on 24 September 2024. It took effect on 23 January 2025, 120 days after promulgation.[6][3] Polling suggests that a significant majority of Thai people support the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.[7][8]

Thailand previously did not recognise any form of same-sex unions.[9][10] The law replaced the terms "men and women" and "husband and wife" in the Civil and Commercial Code with the words "individuals" and "spouses", and also allows same-sex couples to jointly adopt children.[11] Previously, several bills for civil partnerships and same-sex marriage had been introduced to Parliament but had failed to pass. Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia, the second in Asia after Taiwan and the 38th in the world to legalise same-sex marriage.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

  1. ^ "ช้ากว่าที่คาด! ศาลยุติธรรม แจ้ง 'สมรสเท่าเทียม' มีผล 23 ม.ค.นี้". theactive.thaipbs.or.th (in Thai). Archived from the original on 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  2. ^ "ดีเดย์ จดทะเบียนสมรสเท่าเทียม 23 ม.ค.นี้ มท. ยัน ทั่วประเทศพร้อมบริการ". bangkokbiznews (in Thai). 3 January 2025. Archived from the original on 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Thailand all set to implement equal marriage registration from Jan 23". nationthailand. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Couples wed in a riot of colour as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage". BBC News. 23 January 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. ^ Anuwech, Pirada; Yoon, John (18 June 2024). "Thailand's Legislature Approves Same-Sex Marriage Law". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ "นับถอยหลังสู่วัน "สมรสเท่าเทียม" กทม. พร้อมให้บริการวันแรก 22 ม.ค. 68". สำนักงานประชาสัมพันธ์ สำนักปลัดกรุงเทพมหานคร (in Thai). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference pew was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference poll was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Thailand's Civil Partnership Bill sparks further debate on same-sex couple rights". CNA. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  10. ^ Thanthong-Knight, Randy (16 March 2021). "Thailand Has Three Paths to Recognizing Same-Sex Partnerships". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Thailand edges closer to legalising same-sex marriage". Reuters. 21 December 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  12. ^ "LGBTQ+ awaits 'groundbreaking' law". Bangkok Post. 9 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  13. ^ Peter, Zsombor (29 March 2024). "LGBTQ advocates cheer Thailand's latest drive for same-sex marriage law". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Thailand: Promptly Pass Same-Sex Marriage Bill". Human Rights Watch. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  15. ^ Knight, Kyle; Phasuk, Sunai (18 June 2024). "Victory for Same-Sex Marriage in Thailand". Human Rights Watch. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Thai media: Thai same-sex marriage bill receives royal endorsement, will officially be first South-east Asian country to recognise LGBT relationships". malaymail.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  17. ^ "'I'm proud of Thailand': Couples to tie the knot in mass weddings as same-sex marriage become legal". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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