Transgender broadcaster files police complaint against J.K. Rowling, accuses 'Harry Potter' author of 'hate crime'
J.K. Rowling's views on gender took a legal turn when British police received a complaint from transgender broadcaster India Willoughby against the renowned 'Harry Potter' author over comments made on social media.
What Did J.K. Rowling Do?
Willoughby, known as Britain's first transgender newsreader, has accused Rowling of committing a "hate crime" due to remarks the author posted online. Speaking to Byline Times in an interview aired late on Wednesday, Willoughby stated, «Calling a trans person a man, deliberately knowing that that person is a woman — and I am a woman regardless of what J.K. Rowling says… my birth certificate says female, my passport, all my documents, I am legally recognised as a woman, and for J.K. Rowling to deliberately, and that is the key word, misgender me knowing who I am, is grossly offensive.»
Responding to the accusation, Rowling has firmly rejected any wrongdoing, asserting her right to hold «gender-critical views.» She emphasised, «Some time ago, lawyers advised me that not only did I have a clearly winnable case against India Willoughby for defamation, but that India's obsessive targeting of me over the past few years may meet the legal threshold for harassment.»
Rowlng's Ongoing Feud & Public Scrutiny
Northumbria Police, located in Northern England, confirmed receipt of the complaint on March 4, stating they are «currently awaiting to speak to the complainant further.»
This legal escalation follows a longstanding feud between Willoughby and Rowling, marked by online exchanges
