LGBTQ+ Palace Unveiled Historic Photoshoot of “Marriage Equality”

The Prime Minister opened Government House to welcome the LGBTQ+ group, taking a historic photo of "Marriage Equality", the first country in ASEAN, which can now register on January 23, 2025.
January 15, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. 

Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister, presided over a photo session on the occasion of Thailand's announcement of the Marriage Equality Act on the lawn in front of the Thai Khu Fah Building, Government House.

Mr. Jirayu Huangtra, spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that taking a photo to celebrate the success of the Marriage Equality Act today is an announcement of the history of equal love and is also a record of the progress of Thailand, which has the first Marriage Equality Act in ASEAN and the third country in Asia. As a result, people around the world know that this government is open to sexual diversity in society and will drive the development of the image in all dimensions to make Thailand an LGBTQ+ Global Destination, which will help increase opportunities for growth in the tourism industry.

Report on the draft control law

For the report of the draft law on January 23, 2025, to allow two people to do anything, to participate and participate from the current official law that the engagement uses the word “Male and female” are “participants and participation” or “tradition” that uses the words “male-female” as “both parties” and the status after registration from “husband and wife/ tonight” is changed to “helicopter/ tonight”. It is known that other analysis surveys the rights and duties of the person, the status of the family, and the drinks that occur.

Mr. Chirayu stated that in the past, the government has assigned relevant government agencies to accelerate understanding and public relations to make the public understand various rights, such as the right to manage the assets of spouses, the right to adopt children, the right to sign consent for medical treatment of the other party, etc. Currently, 878 registrars in districts nationwide and 50 districts in Bangkok are ready to facilitate equal marriage registration.

There were also participants such as Ms. Jiraporn Sindhuphrai, Minister to the Prime Minister's Office, Mr. Marist Sengiampong, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Social Development and Human Security, Mr. Pichai Naripthaphan, Minister of Commerce, Ms. Thirat Samretwanich Deputy Minister of Interior, Mr. Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok, Mrs. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, as well as foreign ambassadors and representatives, such as Mr. Mark Gooding OBE, British Ambassador to Thailand, Mr. Jean-Claude Poimboeuf, French Ambassador to Thailand, Mr. Robert F. Godec, United States Ambassador to Thailand, and Ms. Michaela Friberg-storey, United Nations Coordinator, along with representatives of LGBTQ+ couples, took a group photo to celebrate the success of the law.

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