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https://news.stv.tv/politics/jk-rowling-...ons-memoir
INTRO: JK Rowling has annotated Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir with sweary criticisms ahead of her review of the book. On Tuesday, the Harry Potter author mocked the former first minister for saying public spaces should be safe for women and girls.
Rowling has repeatedly criticised Sturgeon for the SNP government’s controversial gender recognition reforms, which would have made it easier for trans people to change their legal gender. Sturgeon has since admitted she should have paused the legislation and that she didn’t anticipate some of the concerns that would be triggered.
The former SNP leader has also struggled when questioned over the case of trans double rapist Isla Bryson. Bryson was originally sent to women’s prison Cornton Vale before being moved to the male prison estate. Sturgeon said anybody who rapes a woman “probably forfeits the right to be the gender of their choice”.
On Tuesday, Rowling posted a picture on X of an annotated page of "Frankly", Sturgeon’s book, in which the former first minister writes that Scotland has a “long way still to go to make the public sphere safe for women and girls”.
Rowling wrote: “Pages 108-9, in which our heroine opines on the need to make the ‘public sphere’ safe for women and girls.”
The words, “Are you f***ing kidding me?”, are written across the pages in black pen... (MORE - details)
INTRO: JK Rowling has annotated Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir with sweary criticisms ahead of her review of the book. On Tuesday, the Harry Potter author mocked the former first minister for saying public spaces should be safe for women and girls.
Rowling has repeatedly criticised Sturgeon for the SNP government’s controversial gender recognition reforms, which would have made it easier for trans people to change their legal gender. Sturgeon has since admitted she should have paused the legislation and that she didn’t anticipate some of the concerns that would be triggered.
The former SNP leader has also struggled when questioned over the case of trans double rapist Isla Bryson. Bryson was originally sent to women’s prison Cornton Vale before being moved to the male prison estate. Sturgeon said anybody who rapes a woman “probably forfeits the right to be the gender of their choice”.
On Tuesday, Rowling posted a picture on X of an annotated page of "Frankly", Sturgeon’s book, in which the former first minister writes that Scotland has a “long way still to go to make the public sphere safe for women and girls”.
Rowling wrote: “Pages 108-9, in which our heroine opines on the need to make the ‘public sphere’ safe for women and girls.”
The words, “Are you f***ing kidding me?”, are written across the pages in black pen... (MORE - details)