Update, 8.50am Pt: J.K. Rowling’s social media posts about trans women are not being treated as criminal, according to Police Scotland.
“We have received complaints in relation to the social media post. The comments are not assessed to be criminal and no further action will be taken,” said a spokesperson.
Previously, 4.36am Pt: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling over her stance on Scotland’s new hate crime laws.
Rowling had taken to social media to send a series of mocking posts about trans women designed to test the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act, which recently became law to stop people “stirring up hatred.”
Sunak gave a statement to The Daily Telegraph newspaper saying his Conservative party would “always protect” free speech, adding: “People should not be criminalized for stating simple facts on biology.”
Over the weekend, Rowling’s ongoing...
“We have received complaints in relation to the social media post. The comments are not assessed to be criminal and no further action will be taken,” said a spokesperson.
Previously, 4.36am Pt: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling over her stance on Scotland’s new hate crime laws.
Rowling had taken to social media to send a series of mocking posts about trans women designed to test the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act, which recently became law to stop people “stirring up hatred.”
Sunak gave a statement to The Daily Telegraph newspaper saying his Conservative party would “always protect” free speech, adding: “People should not be criminalized for stating simple facts on biology.”
Over the weekend, Rowling’s ongoing...
- 4/2/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling posted her idea of an April Fool’s Day gag today, describing various criminals, a model, a TV presenter and others – all of whom identify as trans women – as women before writing, “Only kidding. Obviously, the people mentioned in the above tweets aren’t women at all, but men, every last one of them.”
Rowling’s multiple posts on X/Twitter today were a response to a new hate crime law in Scotland that the country’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said is designed to stem a “rising tide of hatred.” Advocates of Scotland’s new Hate Crime and Public Order Act say the measure provides greater protection against threatening or abusive behavior “intended to stir up hatred” on the grounds of age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity.
Rowling, whose opposition to recognizing the preferred pronouns of transgender people has been repeatedly denounced as transphobic,...
Rowling’s multiple posts on X/Twitter today were a response to a new hate crime law in Scotland that the country’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said is designed to stem a “rising tide of hatred.” Advocates of Scotland’s new Hate Crime and Public Order Act say the measure provides greater protection against threatening or abusive behavior “intended to stir up hatred” on the grounds of age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity.
Rowling, whose opposition to recognizing the preferred pronouns of transgender people has been repeatedly denounced as transphobic,...
- 4/1/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Two candidates bidding for the leadership of the Scottish National party agreed that Jk Rowling was a “national treasure” during a televised debate.
The Scottish author of the Harry Potter book series has been the subject of sustained backlash due to her stance on transgender issues, which some critics have characterised as “transphobic”.
Ash Regan, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes were asked whether Rowling was a “national treasure” during Sky News’ leadership debate on Monday (13 March).
Yousaf, the Scottish government’s health secretary, said the author was “amazing in terms of the books she’s written, but I do disagree with her vehemently on the issue of transgender rights”.
Forbes and Regan, however, did not agree. “Yes, and I do think she’s brave,” Forbes said in response to the question.
Asked specifically if she disagreed with Rowling on transgender rights Forbes replied: “No I don’t disagree with her.
The Scottish author of the Harry Potter book series has been the subject of sustained backlash due to her stance on transgender issues, which some critics have characterised as “transphobic”.
Ash Regan, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes were asked whether Rowling was a “national treasure” during Sky News’ leadership debate on Monday (13 March).
Yousaf, the Scottish government’s health secretary, said the author was “amazing in terms of the books she’s written, but I do disagree with her vehemently on the issue of transgender rights”.
Forbes and Regan, however, did not agree. “Yes, and I do think she’s brave,” Forbes said in response to the question.
Asked specifically if she disagreed with Rowling on transgender rights Forbes replied: “No I don’t disagree with her.
- 3/13/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
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