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On Monday, the Hate Crime and Public Order Act came into force amid concerns about how it will be policed and the impact on free speech.A new offence has been created against stirring up hatred against protected characteristics including age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity.
On X, Rowling dared the police to arrest her under the new act after making a series of posts on social media calling trans women men, including convicted prisoners, trans activists and other public figures. I hope every woman in Scotland who wishes to speak up for the reality and importance of biological sex will be reassured by this announcement, and I trust that all women - irrespective of profile or financial means - will be treated equally under the law.“I’m currently out of the country, but if what I’ve written here qualifies as an offence under the terms of the new act, I look forward to being arrested when I return to the birthplace of the Scottish Enlightenment,” Rowling wrote on Monday.
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