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.

Trump has directed federal agencies to only define gender as either, male and female, and reject a person’s preferred gender identity or pronouns

The Trump administration has also put all federal DEI staff on federal leave.

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.