The Harry Potter author did not break the law with tweets criticising Scotland's new hate speech law and referring to transgender women as men, police said.
J.K. Rowling did not break the law with tweets criticising Scotland's new hate speech lawauthor 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.
In a series of posts on X, Rowling referred to several prominent trans women as men. Misgendering could be an offense under the new law, in some circumstances. "Freedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex is deemed criminal," she said.
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