JK Rowling’s tweets ‘NOT criminal’ as she doubles down over hate crime law and vows to back all women who speak out

JK Rowling vowed to defend all gender-critical women who speak out after police ruled her hate bill tweets were NOT criminal.

The Harry Potter author unleashed a tirade against the new laws - which came into force on Monday - sarcastically raising the cases of several high profile trans individuals, including sex beasts.

And she effectively dared police to arrest her over the social media posts which received the support of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

But Police Scotland confirmed today no action would be taken against the writer after multiple complaints were lodged, saying they were not criminal.

A spokesperson for the force said: "We have received complaints in relation to the social media post.

"The comments are not assessed to be criminal and no further action will be taken."

Rowling shared the news on social media and said: "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."

The new laws extend a previous “stirring up hatred” offence which only applied to race to other “protected characteristics” of age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity and “variations in sex characteristics”.

But it has faced criticism for potentially having a "chilling effect" on freedom of speech in Scotland.

The outspoken author later responded to someone claiming police 'didn't go after her' because she had 'the means to defend herself, saying: "If they go after any woman for simply calling a man a man, I'll repeat that woman's words and they can charge us both at once."

Rowling slated the Hate Crime Act in a social media post yesterday.

In a thread on X, formerly known as Twitter, Ms Rowling listed a number of high-profile trans individuals, before adding that they “aren't women at all, but men, every last one of them”.

She said: “In passing the Scottish Hate Crime Act, Scottish lawmakers seem to have placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their idea of femaleness, however misogynistically or opportunistically, than on the rights and freedoms of actual women and girls. 

“The new legislation is wide open to abuse by activists who wish to silence those of us speaking out about the dangers of eliminating women's and girls’ single-sex spaces, the nonsense made of crime data if violent and sexual assaults committed by men are recorded as female crimes, the grotesque unfairness of allowing males to compete in female sports, the injustice of women’s jobs, honours and opportunities being taken by trans-identified men, and the reality and immutability of biological sex.”

The new laws include an offence of “stirring up hatred” - which previously only applied only to race - covering “protected characteristics” of age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity and “variations in sex characteristics”.

But, feminist campaigners, who oppose what some call "gender ideology", claim the new laws could be used to stifle debate about transgender rights and women’s rights and clamp down on criticism of the push for gender self-ID.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak backed Rowling, saying: “People should not be criminalised for stating simple facts on biology.

"We believe in free speech in this country."

Ms Rowling went on to suggest that freedom of speech and belief are “at an end” in Scotland if a description of biological sex is deemed to be criminal. 

She continued: “For several years now, Scottish women have been pressured by their government and members of the police force to deny the evidence of their eyes and ears, repudiate biological facts and embrace a neo-religious concept of gender that is unprovable and untestable.

“The re-definition of 'woman' to include every man who declares himself one has already had serious consequences for women's and girls’ rights and safety in Scotland, with the strongest impact felt, as ever, by the most vulnerable, including female prisoners and rape survivors.

“It is impossible to accurately describe or tackle the reality of violence and sexual violence committed against women and girls, or address the current assault on women’s and girls’ rights, unless we are allowed to call a man a man.

"Freedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex is deemed criminal.”

The writer then appeared to dare cops to arrest her over her remarks on social media.

She added: “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.”

In her Twitter thread, Ms Rowling singled out a number of individuals who self-ID as women, and made reference to a series of high-profile criminal cases.

Alongside a photo of trans double rapist Isla Bryson, the author wrote: "Lovely Scottish lass and convicted double rapist Isla Bryson found her true authentic female self shortly before she was due to be sentenced.

"Misgendering is hate, so respect Isla’s pronouns, please. Love the leggings!"

Commenting on trans paedo Katie Dolatowski, Ms Rowling said: "Fragile flower Katie Dolatowski, 6'5", was rightly sent to a women's prison in Scotland after conviction.

"This ensured she was protected from violent, predatory men (unlike the 10-year-old girl Katie sexually assaulted in a women's public bathroom.)"