The past decade has brought a wave of legal reforms around same-sex relationships across Asia: India struck down its colonial-era ban in 2018; Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage in 2019; Singapore repealed Section 377A, with the change taking effect in 2023; and Thailand’s marriage equality law came into effect in 2025.
Legal reforms shift public discourse on social issues across Asia, but acceptance varies by context
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