Kemi made her plan clear — anywhere offering “self-id” was going to be purged from the approved list. A statutory instrument to do that was introduced 6^th December 2023. It was approved yesterday, 18^th March 2024. The changes are extensive — twenty-five US states (plus Washington, DC), four Australian territories, and twenty-five entire countries have been cut.

The UK's “Minister for Women and Equality”, Kemi Badenoch, who openly espouses hate for LGBTQ+ people, has said that many of these countries and territories no longer meet British standards. This is because they have followed the overall world-wide trend of improved rights for transgender people, which the UK opposes. The precise line between political scapegoating and bigotry on this issue is unclear.