The Harry Potter author described several transgender women as men in a series of social media posts.

JK Rowling has challenged Scotland’s new hate crime law in a series of social media posts - inviting police to arrest her if they believe she has committed an offence.

The Harry Potter author, who lives in Edinburgh, described several transgender women as men, including convicted prisoners, trans activists and other public figures.

She said “freedom of speech and belief” was at an end if accurate description of biological sex was outlawed.

Earlier, Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf said the new law would deal with a “rising tide of hatred”.

The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 creates a new crime of “stirring up hatred” relating to age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or being intersex.

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Ms Rowling, who has long been a critic of some trans activism, posted on X on the day the new legislation came into force.

  • Kedly@lemm.ee
    22·
    8 months ago

    Sounds to me they were admitting to being human and thought about it, but dont really want to give in to a harmful base impulse like that…

    Edit: Removed some redundancy

    • Rediphile
      324·
      8 months ago

      I’m just trying to clarify their final position.

      • Kedly@lemm.ee
        181·
        8 months ago

        Why? We have no reason to believe the person you are grilling has any capability of harming JK Rowling, so you’re grilling someone who’s hurt that someone they grew up reading turned out to be shitty for no real purpose

        Edit: Added “You’re”

        • towerful@programming.dev
          1·
          8 months ago

          I would like a fine patagonia fleece. I dont like the way oakleys fit my face, but if they are free and i can sell/re-gift them then i will not turn them down.

          Unless this is reference to something that i dont understand.

            • towerful@programming.dev
              2·
              8 months ago

              I can honestly say i have no idea.
              Outdoors type people? South Americans? Oak trees?
              Thats as far as i can get by thinking about it. You are gonna have to spell it out, because a patagonia fleece and some oakleys are not a stereotype i am aware of.

              • Rediphile
                1·
                8 months ago

                They won’t spell out anything it seems, as it would require them admitting their true position which they are ashamed of…or something? I’m as confused as you are, but also would quite like a free Patagonia sweater.

        • Rediphile
          310·
          8 months ago

          That wouldn’t get anyone banned though.

          As evidenced by me saying: ‘I wish harm to JK Rowling’.

          Also I legitimately don’t understand your last question.