Is same-sex marriage legal in Thailand?
Marriage legal
Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
Thailand is one of 57 countries classified “Marriage legal” for same-sex marriage — 38% of the 152 with data. (Also searched as gay marriage.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Cambodia
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition, and marriage is constitutionally or statutorily barred.
- Laos
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition.
- Vietnam
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition.
- Myanmar
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition.
- Singapore
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition.
- Bangladesh
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition.
Other laws in Thailand
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Legal
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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