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Instead, “opposition to same-sex marriage was mainly concentrated among Thailand’s small Muslim minority,” noted The Nation, a Thai English-language news publication.

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Hundreds of same-sex couples are tying the knot across Thailand on Thursday as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.

The law became legal today, making Thailand the first Southeast Asian nation to allow same-sex weddings. In Asia, Taiwan and Nepal are the only other countries that have legalized marriage equality.

Same-sex marriage is officially legal in Thailand, and among the first couples to embrace this newfound freedom are Thai celebrities Porsch Apiwat and Arm Sappanyoo.

The Southeast Asian nation is the third place in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage after Taiwan and Nepal.

Celebration and a mass wedding in Thailand as same-sex marriage law takes effect The Southeast Asian nation is the third place in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage after Taiwan and Nepal.

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal on the first day a law takes effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples.