Transgender people in Thailand currently enjoy few legal protections against discrimination and those are not fully enforced. There is no route for transgender people to obtain legal documentation that reflects their gender identity, and the affirmative policies that exist (including the ability to change one’s first name) leave discretionary power in the hands of administrative officials.
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Several interviewees explained that they faced issues traveling to other countries, including Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea, because the gender marker on their passports does not align with their gender expression.
And yes, now the current U.S. administration will not recognize updated sex markers, insisting on only recognizing essentially assigned sex at birth, at least it will be that way until a new administration takes over (assuming that administration is not the far-right like the current one).
The citizen was Thai, and unfortunately they never had the right to change the sex marker on their passport:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/12/15/people-cant-be-fit-boxes/thailands-need-legal-gender-recognition
And yes, now the current U.S. administration will not recognize updated sex markers, insisting on only recognizing essentially assigned sex at birth, at least it will be that way until a new administration takes over (assuming that administration is not the far-right like the current one).