JK Rowling Defiant on Trans-Critical Posts as Scotland’s Hate Law Looms

The author of the Harry Potter series has refused to remove social media posts in which she called a transgender activist a man in defiance of Scotland’s upcoming hate crime legislation. Writing on social media platform X, JK Rowling responded to messages that she should delete comments prior to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act being enacted on April 1. Ms. Rowling had been responding to posts that said because she called transgender activist and TV presenter India Willoughby a man she should delete the comments prior to the law coming into effect. “If you genuinely imagine I’d delete posts calling a man a man, so as not to be prosecuted under this ludicrous law, stand by for the mother of all April Fools’ jokes,” she said....