Couples wed in a riot of colour as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage

  • More than a thousand LGBTQ couples across Thailand will marry as same-sex unions become legal

  • One of today's biggest events is happening at a luxury mall in central Bangkok, where more than 100 couples are getting married

  • The law kicked into effect on Thursday after a sustained campaign that one activist described as a "long fight full of tears"

  • LGBTQ couples now have the same rights as other couples to manage assets, inherit, adopt and take decisions about their partner's medical treatment

  • But activists say they are fighting for more changes because many laws are still not gender-neutral

  • Thailand has long been seen as a haven for LGBTQ people - but it remains an outlier in Asia

Couples wed in a riot of colour as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage