JK Rowling Torches Trans Broadcaster Who Reported Her for Hate Crime: ‘Male Narcissist’
8th March 2024
“Harry Potter” author JK Rowling gave a scathing response to a transgender broadcaster who reported her to law enforcement for committing a “hate crime” of misgendering.
English broadcaster India Willoughby, who identifies as a transgender woman, accused the famous author of violating discrimination laws by calling Willoughby “a man” in a social media post on March 4.
“J.K. Rowling has definitely committed a crime. I’m legally a woman. She knows I’m a woman, and she called me a man,” Willoughby said in an interview with Byline TV on Wednesday. “It’s a protected characteristic, and that is a breach of both the Equalities Act and the Gender Recognition Act. She’s tweeted that out to 14 million followers.”
“I have reported J.K. Rowling to the police for what she said, which I don’t know if that’s going to be treated as a hate crime, malicious communications — but it’s a cut-and-dry offense, as far as I’m concerned,” Willoughby continued. “At the end of the day it is a hate crime.”