and it's not a recent phenomenon either. Years before the current trans witchhunt really got going, the UK was sliding down the rankings - #8 in 2019:
These are assessed on laws and actions so it's not a random index. ILGA is a big international org, they don't really have an axe to grind re: UK specifically. We used to be #1 in 2015 after marriage equality!
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-lgbt-rights-gay-human-rights-rainbow-europe-ranking-a8913461.html
