Thailand Approves Same-Sex Marriage: A Couple Celebrates in 14 Photos
community were brutally suppressed before same sex marriage was eventually protected in law, and also Taiwan which became the first Asian country to vote for same sex marriage in 2019.Now Taiwan has since gone further by allowing same sex marriages within the armed forces.At home that evening, Khantiphong and Caiga celebrated over optimistic conversations of how their lives would change for the better.
Marriage and building a family were important to both and since the change in law their dreams could become a reality.Caiga, who came to Thailand from the Philippines 17 years ago, said he's feeling more secure and confident knowing that he'll be able to live in Thailand permanently, and adopt a child or buy a home with his partner.Displaying a tattoo that reads "Freed" across his right arm, Caiga says the new ink expresses being freed from the negative perceptions of other people, whether that may concern race, culture or diversity."This law will help enforce further the fundamental necessities, which is fair to have for everyone who wants to spend the rest of their lives with the people they love," he said.Kunchanok, 27, and Caiga, 42, say they plan to get married once the law goes into effect.Thailand has long had a reputation for acceptance and inclusivity, but the country has nevertheless struggled for decades to pass a marriage equality law.
Thai society, particularly in rural areas still has broadly conservative values, and members of the LGBTQ+ community say they continue to face discrimination in their everyday lives.Despite owing much of its support from the countryside the government led by the Pheu Thai party has made marriage equality one of its main goals.
Notably the party had a major presence at the annual Bangkok Pride parade in June, in which thousands of people celebrated in one of Bangkok's busiest commercial districts.Kunchanok said the law was a milestone in a country where it used to be very hard to love someone from the same gender."After this.
