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J.K. Rowling’s Social Posts On Trans Women Are “Not Criminal,” Say Scottish Police
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has received the backing of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunakover 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 Hat Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act, which recently became law to stop people “stirring up hatred.” Rowling claims the new law, which came into effect yesterday, “placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their idea of femaleness… [over] on the rights and freedoms of actual women and girls,” and added it was “wide open to abuse by activists who wish to silence those of us speaking out.” Advocates of the 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.
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