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Hundreds of people were married during a mass wedding in Bangkok as Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage.

“It means the world to us and to Thai people because we’ve been waiting for this moment for long. Now we can express our love in public and we are accepted in the society, hospital, you know, government — everywhere.” “I’m more than happy because we’ve never, never dreamed that this day will finally happen in Thailand.”

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