- In a persistent transgender right dispute, Judy Murray has backed JK Rowling.
After the Harry Potter artist warned against “dismantling” women’s rights in a protracted social media post, Judy Murray has backed JK Rowling in a heated argument over Scotland’s detest crime rules.
In a 709-word article posted on Twitter/X following a row, Rowling expanded on her transgender views in an article that was shared on the SNP’s “authoritarian” hate crime legislation.
In the article, she wrote how ‘ being woman is truly defined by our physiology, it’s one material point about us’.
She continued, adding that” I feel nothing but love” for those who suffer from gender dysphoria, and that she does not believe that the idea that each of us has a vague “gender identity” may or may not meet our sexy bodies.
Rowling continued: ‘ I am firmly against children’s and ladies ‘ rights and protections being dismantled to support trans- identified guys’. She therefore concluded:’ I think the protection and rights of girls and women are more critical than those men’s need for verification.’
Andy Murray’s family afterwards replied to Rowling’s article with the term’ preach’ in a post that was celebrated by gender- important feminists and women’s rights campaigners. Ms. Murray, 64, has previously expressed her disagreement with the justice of allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports, but she has not provided specifics about her views.
When she posted about a number of high-profile trans people calling themselves men, Rowling had pushed the authorities to arrest her under Scotland’s fresh hate crime rules. No crime was committed, according to the officers, who stated that it would not be recorded as a “non-hate violence incident.”
The Hate Crime and Public Order ( Scotland ) Act has been defended by Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf, who even accuses Rowling of “peddling misinformation” in response to accusations that it would restrict freedom of speech.
The Scottish Police Federation claims that less than one percent of all “hate offences” reported in Scotland are turning into “actual investigations.”
David Kennedy, the general director of Scotland’s police union, has been strongly critical of Humza Yousaf’s woeful hate crime laws.
While JK Rowling, a gender-critical campaigner and author of Harry Potter, has also contributed to the backlash against the First Minister’s “authoritarian” law, he has described it as a “disaster.”
According to Mr. Kennedy,” There are very few complaints that have actually led to hate crime investigations.”
Less than 1 % of these complaints, in my opinion, are actually being investigated for hate crimes.
Since the introduction of the hate crime laws, almost 8, 000 complaints have been lodged by police in Scotland, according to the Mail on Sunday.
The backlog, which is equivalent to one grievance per minute, is being handled by control room staff.
Following football’s Old Firm derby,” stirring up hatred” is now prohibited, and police are prepared for thousands more cases.
Mr Kennedy said: ‘ It is a disaster and officers are swamped under a deluge of complaints.’
Senior officers have warned that police will be forced to reduce front-line crime-fighting and pay a sizable overtime bill as a result.
Rowling has mocked SNP’s hate laws a lot and posted photos of 10 prominent trans people, including convicted sex offenders, who have also been criticized for their claims to be women.
Speaking at Glasgow’s Prestwick Airport, Mr Yousaf said: ‘ There’s deliberate misinformation being peddled by some bad actors across Scotland- it’s hardly surprising the Opposition seek to do that.
‘ 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.’
The SNP leader continued,” At the same time, it ensures that it protects people from hatred being sown against them, which is really important when there are far too many instances of hatred against people because of their age, disability, sexuality, or religion.”
‘ There’s no place for that in Scotland, and you have to send a really strong signal that the law will protect you.’
Rowling’s comments were flagged as alleged hate crimes by Police Scotland, but the agency claimed they did not constitute a crime.
Additionally, they added that it would n’t “record a hate incident against her” against her.
According to Police Scotland guidelines, an NCHI occurs when a complaint does not meet the definition of a crime but is perceived to be “motivated ( wholly or partly ) by malice and ill-will toward a social group.”
She also said that most Scots were’ upset and offended by Yousaf’s bumbling incompetence.’
Rowling wrote on X/Twitter: ‘ Most of Scotland is upset and offended by Yousaf’s bumbling incompetence and illiberal authoritarianism, but we are n’t lobbying to have him locked up for it.’
