JK Rowling will not be arrested under new Scottish hate law, say police

JK Rowling will not be arrested under new Scottish hate law, say police

‘No further action’ over posts by author and gender critical activist despite complaints

Comments by JK Rowling challenging police to arrest her for online misgendering do not amount to a crime, Police Scotland said.

As the Scottish government’s contentious hate crime law came into force on Monday, the author and gender critical activist posted a thread on X saying the legislation was “wide open to abuse” after listing sex offenders who had described themselves as transgender alongside well-known trans women activists, describing them as “men, every last one of them”.

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