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SUBMIT PHOTO: Writer J.K. Rowling goes to the British best of ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ film in London, Britain, November 13, 2018.
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India Willoughby, Britain’s very first transgender broadcaster, implicates the ‘Harry Potter’ author of a ‘hate criminal offense’ after ‘calling a trans individual a male’
LONDON, United Kingdom– British authorities stated on Thursday, March 7 they had actually gotten a grievance after a transgender broadcaster reported J.K. Rowling to them over remarks the Harry Potter author had actually made on social networks.
India Willoughby, who was Britain’s very first transgender newsreader, has actually implicated Rowling of a “hate criminal activity” over remarks the author published on X on Monday.
Rowling has actually declined the claims, stating that it was not a criminal activity to hold gender-critical views.
“I called Northumbria constabulary the other day … I have actually reported J.K. Rowling to the authorities for what she stated,” Willoughby stated in an interview with independent news publisher Byline Times which it published on X late on Wednesday.
“Calling a trans individual a guy, intentionally understanding that individual is a lady– and I am a lady despite what J.K. Rowling states … my birth certificate states woman, my passport, all my files, I am lawfully acknowledged as a female, and for J.K. Rowling to intentionally, which is the keyword, misgender me understanding who I am, is grossly offending.”
The author has actually ended up being a questionable figure on transgender concerns and the meaning of what it is to be a female, causing intense criticism from some trans activists however singing assistance from some females’s rights advocates.
“Some time back, attorneys encouraged me that not just did I have a plainly winnable case versus India Willoughby for disparagement, however that India’s compulsive targeting of me over the previous couple of years might satisfy the legal limit for harassment,” Rowling composed on X.
Inquired about the Willoughby’s allegation, Northumbria Police, in Northern England, stated in a declaration: “On Monday, March 4, we got a problem about a post on social networks. We are presently waiting for to talk to the plaintiff even more.” — Rappler.com
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