J.K. Rowling, the acclaimed author of the Harry Potter series, is standing up against hate crime legislation in the U.K.
J.K. Rowling poses for photographers upon her arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’, in London, Nov. 13, 2018. Police say J.K. Rowling didn’t break the law with tweets criticizing Scotland’s new hate speech …
The 58-year-old writer, who often speaks out on transgender issues, doesn’t like the statutes that took effect Monday. “Freedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex is deemed criminal,” she wrote on X to her 14 million followers. “I’m currently out of the country, but if what I’ve written here qualifies as an offense under the terms of the new act, I look forward to being arrested when I return to the birthplace of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Ms. Rowling has expressed her readiness to face incarceration over her stand on transgender issues. In a display of defiance last October, she reacted to an online post that stated, “Trans Women Are Women,” with a succinct “No.” In a follow-up statement, she stated, “I’ll happily do two years if the alternative is compelled speech and forced denial of the reality and importance of sex,” inviting legal challenges with a tone of noncompliance.
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