The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act came into effect on Monday, prompting thousands of complaints in its first few days, including some against Humza Yousaf himself, according to reports.
Scottish First Minister said Rowling's tweets 'were a perfect example of how the law actually works' Harry Potter author JK Rowling and other critics of Scotland's new hate crime laws must stop 'peddling misinformation', Scotland's First Minister has said.
'What we've got is a piece of legislation that in the actual Act itself, explicitly in black and white, protects freedom of expression, freedom of speech.'Harry Potter author JK Rowling sought to challenge the laws with tweets referring to transgender women as 'men' She also said that most Scots were 'upset and offended by Yousaf 's bumbling incompetence and illiberal authoritarianism', following the introduction of the legislation on Monday.
On a visit to Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, Mr Yousaf said the description by Rowling was 'ludicrous'. 'JK Rowling produced some tweets that were offensive, that were insulting - but of course the law does not deal with offensive. 'There are very explicit in black and white protections for people's freedom of expression and indeed of freedom of speech.
The First Minister wrote: 'As a father of two girls, and blessed with a baby on the way, I feel an even greater obligation to work as First Minister to help make Scotland even better for the next generation.
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