The "Harry Potter" author criticizes a new hate-crime law in Scotland and refers to transgender women as men in a series of posts on X. Scottish police announce that they will not investigate Rowling's remarks as a crime.
The " Harry Potter " author slammed a newly enacted hate-crime law in Scotland in a series of posts on X in which she referred to transgender women as men. on Monday, the day a new Scottish hate-crime law took effect, that misgendered several transgender women and appeared to imply trans women have a penchant for sexual predation. On Tuesday, Scottish police announced they would not be investigating the “ Harry Potter ” author’s remarks as a crime, as some of Rowling’s critics had called for.
“We have received complaints in relation to the social media post,” a spokesperson for Police Scotland said in a statement. “The comments are not assessed to be criminal and no further action will be taken.” Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to kno
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