Bangkok, Jan 21, 2025 (AFP) - Love and rights: Thailand's same-sex marriage milestone

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Hundreds of LGBTQ couples are set to marry in Thailand on Thursday, as the kingdom becomes the biggest nation in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. Only two other places in Asia recognise marriage equality -- Nepal and Taiwan. Thai society has long been seen as accepting of gender-fluid identities and relationships, but matching legal structures were absent. The new law coming into effect Thursday grants same-sex couples the same legal rights......

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