Multiculturalism, Sex Selection, and Greenland's Climate Change

BNP

The far-right political party (British National Party) that Chris Fox's father votes for, reflecting his nationalist and racist beliefs.

Mira

The Indian partner of the narrator, Chris Fox, who moved to London at age $9$ and whose liberal family provides significant support during her pregnancy.

Tipperary

The county in Ireland where the narrator's mother is from; her arrival in Britain was originally met with prejudice by her father-in-law.

Royal Navy

The military branch in which the narrator's father served as a stoker during World War II, a time during which he was sunk twice.

Dixie

The narrator's $23$-year-old daughter who provides a pragmatic perspective on her new sibling, stating that her grandfather would be the 'last racist in the family.'

Haemophilia

A genetic disease cited as a specific medical exception where sex selection is legal in Britain because the condition is only passed to one gender