JK Rowling wrote: “Freedom of speech and belief in Scotland would come to an end if accurate descriptions of biological sex were accepted.” criminal' Photo: WireImage/Samir Hussain
JK Rowling has asked police in Scotland to arrest her under the Scottish National Party's new hate crime law after she claimed that a number of prominent trans women are men.
The Edinburgh-based Harry Potter author tweeted at X earlier: “Freedom of speech and belief in Scotland would come to an end if accurate descriptions of biological sex were made criminal.”
«I» I am currently out of the country, but if what I have written here constitutes an offense under the terms of the new law, I look forward to arrest when I return to the home of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Rowling tweeted photos of 10 famous transgender people and ridiculed their claims to be women. These included Isla Bryson, who was initially sent to a women's prison after she was found guilty of two rapes.
Sweet Scottish girl and convicted double rapist Isla Bryson found her real true feminine self shortly before she was due to be sentenced. Misgendering is hateful, so please respect Isla's pronouns. I love leggings! February 11 pic.twitter.com/aKgOWRdb4K
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 1, 2024
Among others she listed was Andrew Miller, 53, who also used the name Amy George. A trans butcher kidnapped a young girl in the Scottish Borders dressed as a woman and abused her for 27 hours.
Scottish woman and butcher Amy George kidnapped an 11-year-old man. year old girl dressed in women's clothing. I have no idea why this was mentioned in court — of course she was wearing women's clothing, she is a woman! Amy took the girl home and sexually abused her for 27 hours. May 11 pic.twitter.com/xy3DmnqZrc
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 1, 2024
The author also mentioned Katie Dolatowski, a trans pedophile who raped a 10-year-old girl in a Morrisons toilet in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in March 2018.
Fragile flower Katie Dolatowski, 6ft 5in, was rightly sent to a women's prison in Scotland after her conviction. This guaranteed her protection from violent and predatory men (unlike the 10-year-old girl Katie, who was sexually assaulted in a women's public restroom). March 11 pic.twitter.com/13J5XfRo3a
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling), April 1, 2024
Other trans women she mentioned were Mridul Wadhwa, chief executive of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre:
Mridul Wadhwa, Head of the Scottish Rape Crisis Centre, says: “Sexual violence happens to bigoted people too.” She does not have a gender recognition certificate, but she was still appointed to a position advertised only for women. It's time to «challenge your prejudices,» rape victims! July 11 pic.twitter.com/YfxUhbh6cw
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling), April 1, 2024
And Munroe Bergdorf, trans model and activist:
Munroe Bergdorf is more than just a pretty face! A campaigner for children's charities, before questions were raised about child protection, she was appointed the UK's first UN Women Champion. “What makes a woman a woman has no definitive answer,” Munroe says. Great choice, UN Women! August 11 pic.twitter.com/za6GG5q2Oo
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 1, 2024
She also posted about Beth Douglas, a trans activist:
Scotland's Hate Crime Law comes into force today. Women, of course, do not receive any additional protection, but prominent trans activist Beth Douglas, a favorite of prominent Scottish politicians, falls into the protected category. Ugh! 1/1 pic.twitter.com/gCKGwdjr5m
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling), April 1, 2024
Samantha Norris, sex offender:
Samantha Norris was charged with exposing her penis to two 11-year-old girls. Hooray! Unfortunately, she was then convicted of possessing 16,000 images of children being raped and sexually abused. Be that as it may, Sam is still a lady to me! April 11 pic.twitter.com/GG2kLql3Ea
—J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling), April 1, 2024
Gulia Valentino, trans-Gaelic footballer:
But most women aren't ax men or sex offenders, so let's talk about role models! Guilia Valentino (in red) wanted to play on the women's team «for sisterhood, recognition and political visibility.» Naturally, she was given a place as some boring cis girl. Hooray for inclusion! June 11 pic.twitter.com/zl5i41RqBG
—J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling), April 1, 2024
And Kathy Neaves, UN employee:
Katie Nieves has been appointed UN Women UK Delegate. She transitioned from straight man to lesbian at the age of 48 and in a leaked 2022 webinar revealed how she enjoyed stealing and wearing her sister's underwear. A truly worthy representative! September 11 pic.twitter.com/VKzF7IuJTU
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling), April 1, 2024
Her latest post was about TV presenter India Willoughby. Activists have already unsuccessfully tried to arrest Rowling under existing laws for «misgendering» after she publicly referred to Willoughby as a man.
Last but not least, TV presenter India Willoughby proves that we women can call a black TV presenter a «nasty bitch» who «wouldn't come anywhere if you didn't wake her up», call men lesbians, insult the appearance of an Olympic swimmer, «joking» about kidnapping. feminists, and STILL get airtime! What a girl! October 11 pic.twitter.com/gShqbEvO5s
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling), April 1, 2024
At the end of the list, she tweeted:
🎉🌼🌸April Fool's joke! 🌸🌼🎉
Just kidding. It is obvious that the people mentioned in the above tweets are not women at all, but men, every single one of them.
In passing the Scottish Hate Crime Act, Scottish legislators appear to have placed greater emphasis on sentiment. men doing their…
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling), April 1, 2024
She invited those who agreed with her to share the post and used the hashtag #arrestme.
By passing the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act ), Rowling stated that MSPs «give more weight to the feelings of men who are pursuing their idea of womanhood, however misogynist or opportunistic, than to the rights and freedoms of actual women and girls.»
She said: “The new legislation is wide open to abuse by activists who want to silence those of us who speak out about the dangers of eliminating single-sex spaces for women and girls, an absurdity made up of crime data, violent and sexual assaults committed by men being registered like women's crimes, the grotesque injustice of allowing men to participate in women's sports, the injustice of women's work, honors and opportunities enjoyed by trans-identified men, and the reality and immutability of biological sex.»
Responding to the posts, Willoughby tweeted: “What a sad, pathetic sight. The world's most famous writer pulled an all-nighter to write a very long troll post about me because she is overcome by hatred of transgender people. Completely crazy.”
Rowling's comments came after Siivian Brown, the Scottish National Party's public safety minister, initially said misgendering — such as calling a trans woman «he» — was not against the law at all. But after being challenged over calls for Rowling to be prosecuted under the Act, she accepted that the decision would be made by the police.
Speaking ahead of the law coming into force on Monday, Ms Brown said: “It could have been reported and it could have been investigated. Whether the police consider this a crime is up to Police Scotland.”
The minister was also questioned about the “bizarre” exclusion of women from the list of protected groups included in the law.
This means that threats against Rowling and other feminists who criticize trans ideology cannot be investigated under the bill. Ms Brown acknowledged that «more work needs to be done» and said a misogyny bill would be introduced.
Humza Yousaf oversaw the introduction of the hate crime law at Holyrood in 2021 when he was justice secretary in Nicola Sturgeon's administration. government, but it only came into force now because Police Scotland said it needed time to train.
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The law criminalizes “incitement to hatred,” expanding a similar offense based on racial slurs that has been in the law for decades. It covers hatred on the basis of age, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity.
However, an amendment to add gender to the list of protected characteristics was rejected at this stage, despite party MPs expressing concern that , why women were excluded.
Anyone convicted of inciting hatred faces a fine and up to seven years in prison.
Justin Webb, the BBC journalist who interviewed Ms Brown, was found guilty of breaching impartiality rules in February. calling trans women «men» on air.
The BBC upheld a complaint against the Today presenter after he said «trans women are, in other words, men» on a BBC Radio 4 program in August last year.
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A listener complained that the comment amounted to Mr Webb expressing his personal opinion on a controversial issue, in breach of the BBC's impartiality requirements.
The definition of hate crime in the new legislation has raised concerns that it is too ambiguous. , which could potentially lead to a “chilling” effect on freedom of speech and a flood of vexatious complaints to the police.
In particular, Rowling's allies suggested that she was being targeted by trans activists. The author has regularly said trans women are not women and last week vowed to continue to «call a man a man» after «this ridiculous law» comes into force.
The Telegraph also reported that participants At Police Scotland's official hate crime event in February, a script was presented featuring a character called Joe who believes sex is binary and bizarrely calls for trans people to be gassed.
Feminist groups argued that the character was a thinly veiled parody of Rowling, whose name was Joanna and was called Jo by her friends.
Asked on BBC Radio 4's Today program whether misgendering was a crime, Ms Brown said no, adding: «We respect freedom of expression for everyone, and no one in our society should live in fear or feel like an outsider.”
However, when confronted with an SNP councilor's assertion that Rowling «has no right to make people feel uncomfortable and disgender anyone», she then admitted that «it will be up to the police to assess what happens.»
Ms Brown said it would be an «operational decision» and «I, as minister, will not dictate what the police do.» She said officers had undergone «a lot of training over the past year,» including a two-hour online course, which she believed gave them criteria on which to base their decision.
«There is there is a very high threshold under the Act, which will depend on Police Scotland, and what would have to be said online or in person would be threatening and offensive,” she said.
“If you, for example, express a personal opinion that is provocative or offensive, it would not – I would say – not be [illegal].”
Peter Tatchell, an LGBT campaigner, told Today it was «good to try to combat prejudice and hatred» but expressed concern that «much of the Act is subject to subjective interpretation» and is «not clearly defined.»
«Doesn't exist» definitions of hatred when it comes to aggravated crimes. There is no definition of malice or ill will. But the point is, it all comes down to what a reasonable person believes,” he said.
“But, of course, reasonable people believe different things. There is therefore concern that the actual interpretation or implementation of the Act may be clouded by subjective judgements.»
Mr Tatchell added that the «big flaw» of Scotland's hate crime legislation is that it «does not protect women from hatred,” and “there was no protection from misogyny.”
Peter Tatchell expressed concern that «much of the Act does involve subjective interpretation»; Photo: Jamie Lorriman
Jim Sillars, former deputy leader of the Scottish National Party, has launched a campaign to “resist the Hate Crime Act and campaign to repeal it.”
He said: “The Humza Yusuf Hate Crime Bill leaves a deep wound on the face of Scottish society. Today, by their own admission, Police Scotland will be transformed from a service into a force with one specific purpose — to persecute people who speak their minds. How did Scotland, the cradle of the Enlightenment, come to this?
Mr Yousaf said the law was needed due to a «rising tide of hatred against people because of their protected characteristics.»
The First Minister told Sky News he «couldn't agree more» with the Scottish Police Federation's warning that the legislation was a «recipe for disaster».
He said: “Of course there has been adequate training, but police officers have been tackling hate for many, many decades and doing it very intelligently. indeed.»
Mr Yousaf said there had been a crime of incitement to racial hatred since 1986 and that there was «absolutely no evidence» to support warnings that the number of offensive complaints would increase sharply .
“As long as your behavior is not threatening or offensive or intended to incite hatred, you have nothing to worry about in terms of creating a new crime,” he said.
> “ If your behavior is threatening or offensive and is intended to incite hatred against Jews, Muslims, the disabled or gays, then I think the law should protect those people who are victims of this potential hatred.»< /p>
Responding to questioned about Rowling's case and her allies' arguments that she was not hateful, he said police would investigate whether a crime had been committed and the Crown Office would decide «whether there is enough evidence to charge.»
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