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.

  • RatBin@lemmy.world
    5310·
    8 months ago

    People who use biology as an excuse to hate on people have no grasp on how biology even works. You should know that gender disphoria, gender transitions and other genders as well come in fact with small noticeable differences, such as the way the brain is wired and even the many mechanisms inside your body. Unfortunately, such differences are not noticeable right off the bat. But they exist. Also FFS, she could have just enjoyed her harry potter money, maybe she could go silent after the first tweet but come on! There’se no reason to go any further, no reason. She now dwells with the likes of her conservative friends - She’s no victim. There’s more money there than many of us could see in a lifetime. She actually has too much -

    • Enkrod@feddit.de
      203·
      8 months ago

      Absolutely agree with you!

      People who use biology as an excuse to hate on people have no grasp on how biology even works.

      “There’s only two sexes, that’s biology 101”, yes, it’s literally 101, it’s what you get taught before you learn the specifics, the exceptions to the rules and the finer details of the multi-dimensional spectrum that is the impact of our biology on sex and gender.

      • CileTheSane
        61·
        8 months ago

        It’s like “there’s only 3 states of matter, that’s basic science!”

        • Ashe@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          12·
          8 months ago

          Wait until you learn about this extreme thing called sublimation, it’s going to blow your mind…

          Oh it’s not directly one of the three states? Plasma isn’t real? I better learn my basics again.

    • fuego
      1·
      8 months ago

      Does it have to be ‘biology’?

      Can’t it just be acknowledging that there isn’t a 1:1 equivalence between trans women and regular women? That’s why we call them different things.