The police confirmed that J.K. Rowling's tweets criticizing Scotland's new hate speech law and referring to transgender women as men did not break the law. Rowling opposes the law, which makes it illegal to stir up hatred based on various characteristics. Critics argue that the legislation could silence gender-critical feminists.
J.K. Rowling did not break the law with tweets criticizing Scotland 's new hate speech law and referring to transgender women as men, the police said Tuesday. The “Harry Potter” author opposes the law, which came into force on Monday and makes it illegal to stir up hatred on the basis of characteristics such as age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity.
Rowling is among critics who say the legislation could be used to silence so-called “gender-critical” feminists, who argue that rights for trans women should not come at the expense of those who are born biologically femal
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