The “One Flag Policy” meant that Black Lives Matter or LGBT pride flags were no longer permitted to fly over U.S. government buildings anywhere in the world.

But in the 2019 election which returned Thailand to civilian rule, a new, youthful reformist party called Future Forward, which fully supported equal marriage, did unexpectedly well. They won the third-largest share of seats, revealing a growing hunger for change in Thailand.

The Syracuse student newspaper covered Trump’s recent executive orders to affirm that sex is binary and immutable. President Trump has also ordered an end to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” in the federal government while criticizing its use in the private sector. He also removed pro-LGBT content from federal websites.

Gay and lesbian officials in Trump’s first term included Randy Berry, his ambassador to Nepal, and James Abbott, who Trump tapped to serve on the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

President Donald Trump began his first full day in office attending a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday and got a sermon he may not have been expecting: an appeal to protect immigrants and respect gay rights.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by religious parents to keep their children out of classes in a Maryland public school district when LGBT storybooks are read, the latest case to come to the justices involving the intersection between religion and LGBT rights.

A viral Instagram post with more than 94,000 likes claims that LGBT content has been banned from Chinese television. “China has banned transgenders from TV including a ban on showing LGBT relationships on television,” the post reads.

According to the country's penal code, both men and women found guilty of homosexual sex can be sentenced to up to five years in prison and made to pay a fine. Members of the LGBT community also face being ostracized by their families and wider society.

When Lt Cdr Duncan Lustig-Prean was serving in the Navy, he became accustomed to hiding who he was from his colleagues. He used to practise saying "Phyllis", so he didn't accidentally say his partner's real name, Phil, after a few drinks.

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