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Headline: JK Rowling dares police to arrest her over anti-trans statements
Caption: The Harry Potter author took to her social media on 1 April with a series of posts railing against Scotland's new hate crime legislation. The new law made it illegal to express hatred against a range of groups defined by age, disability, faith, sexual orientation, transgender identity or being intersex. Having previously been vocally critical of transgender rights, Rowling, 58, said she was particularly upset that the new law did not define women as a protected category. "Scottish lawmakers seem to have placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their idea of femaleness, however misogynistically or opportunistically,..."
Keywords: CPS1666621,JK Rowling,Scotland,Hate Crime Legislation,Transgender Rights,Anti-Trans Statements,Social Media,Protected Categories,Women's Rights,Scottish Enlightenment
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