Police say J.K. Rowling didn't break the law with tweets criticizing Scotland's new hate speech law and referring to transgender women as men. The 'Harry Potter' author is critical of the law.
<p>LONDON — J.K. Rowling did not break the law with tweets criticizing Scotland's new hate speech law and referring to transgender women as men, the police said Tuesday.
</p><p>In a series of posts on X, Rowling referred to several prominent transgender women as men. Misgendering could be an offense under the new law, in some circumstances.
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