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J K Rowling

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Harry Potter author JK Rowling (pictured) has hit out at the First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, after he confirmed that trans women will be protected by a new misogyny law

JK Rowling blasts Scotland's new misogyny law after Humza Yousaf says it will protect trans women too

By John Paul Breslin Published: 19:22 EDT, 16 April 2024 | Updated:…
Eni Aluko sat down with the Chair of the 'Chelsea Pride' supporters group to discuss the 'transphobic post' she retweeted from JK Rowling

Eni Aluko met with Chelsea's LGBTQ supporters group and insists they are 'aligned in the fight against discrimination' after sharing a JK Rowling post about 'allowing mediocre males into women's sport'

Eni Aluko sat down with the Chair of the ‘Chelsea Pride’ supporters group to…
JK Rowling's magic circle of trust: Who backed author during bitter trans row and who dumped her - as Harry Potter creator says she won't forget Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson's betrayal

JK Rowling's magic circle of trust: Who backed author during bitter trans row and who dumped her – as Harry Potter creator says she won't forget Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson's betrayal

Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s women’s rights crusade has lost her the…
Martin Gallagher, an ex-Police Scotland superintendent, said the thousands of wasted calls show the Hate Crime Act appears to be ¿not fit for purpose¿

Proof that hate crime law isn't fit for purpose

More than 1,000 hate crime complaints have been made to police every…
Police Scotland confirmed they had received complaints about Ms Rowling¿s posts

Police Scotland hit with almost 4,000 complaints in first two days of new hate crime laws

Controversial legislation making it an offence to ‘stir up’ hatred came into…
David Kennedy (pictured), the general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, said less than one per cent of hate crimes were turning into 'actual investigations'

Police chief reveals less than one per cent of all 'hate crimes' reported in Scotland are turning into 'actual investigations' – as JK Rowling leads backlash against Humza Yousaf's 'authoritarian' law

Less than one per cent of all ‘hate crimes’ reported in Scotland…
Humza Yousaf has strongly defended the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act against criticism

JK Rowling is 'spreading disinformation' about Scotland's new hate crime laws says Humza Yousaf after Harry Potter author slammed his 'bumbling incompetence and illiberal authoritarianism'

Harry Potter author JK Rowling and other critics of Scotland’s new hate…
US athlete Inga Thompson (pictured), who competed at three Olympic Games and won multiple international medals, said new hate crime laws in Scotland risked ¿silencing women¿

Former US Olympic cyclist says she would 'happily go to jail' to fight for women's rights in wake of Scotland's new hate crime laws

A former Olympic cyclist has vowed she ‘would happily go to jail’…
The new law applies to private homes, not just to comments or behaviour in public, raising the possibility that dinner party conversations could be criminalised. Pictured: File photo

Telling a private joke to a friend, insults about age, football chants, putting on a Shakespeare play and performing at Edinburgh fringe: Lawyers reveal actions that could breach Scotland's new hate crime law

Risque jokes around the dinner table, insulting an elderly colleague, offensive football…
Victims and community safety minister Siobhian Brown says there has been 'a lot of misinformation and hysteria' around Scotland's new hate crime bill

Scottish hate crime law sparks chaos as SNP minister admits 'vexatious' claims are being made to police: 4,000 reports are made – with more complaining about Humza Yousaf than JK Rowling

Scotland’s justice minister has been forced to admit time-wasting complaints are being…