JK Rowling slams Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘ego’ over Scotland’s gender self-ID row | Politics | News | EUROtoday

JK Rowling has led a feminist backlash over claims made by former Scottish First Minister Nichola Sturgeon over her notorious gender self-ID regulation.

Rowling was responding to feedback by Sturgeon after she refused to just accept that the backlash to the invoice had been pushed by regular folks and had as an alternative been concocted by “forces” who “muscled in” on the trans debate.

The Harry Potter creator accused the previous First Minister of “rewriting history” and searching for one thing she classed as a “worthy adversary” quite than admitting the invoice was opposed by extraordinary folks.

During latest media rounds, Sturgeon has stunned many along with her feedback claiming that there was no “massive public opposition” to the regulation till it handed. At the time, many noticed it as some of the controversial plans in a era, resulting in an eventual SNP revolt.

Last week, Sturgeon advised the Guardian: “There were forces that muscled into that debate who, I think, you know, had a bigger agenda in terms of rights more generally.”

Several Scottish girls’s teams have urged Sturgeon to call “the forces” that she believes are accountable with Rowling saying: “Her ego requires her signature Bill to have been opposed by something she considers a worthy adversary, rather than members of the public who don’t want cross-dressing men running rape crisis centres.”

The creator prompt that any individual can buy Sturgeon a replica of “The Women Who Wouldn’t Wheesht” for Christmas, a collection of essays on the topic to which Rowling contributed.

Susan Smith, Co-Director of For Women Scotland advised The Herald: “No doubt, Ms Sturgeon would prefer to believe she was thwarted by well-funded ‘shadowy forces’ rather than determined ordinary women risking their all, but her words have the potential to do a good deal of reputational damage to groups like FWS.

“If Ms Sturgeon has any decency or honesty, she will spell out what she means. If she has any introspection, she should acknowledge that her own hubris also played a part.”

Sturgeon’s self-ID regulation would have allowed any Scot over the age of 16 to vary their authorized intercourse by signing a declaration, however the invoice was finally blocked by the UK authorities and was by no means signed into regulation.

The letter, signed by teams akin to For Women Scotland, Scottish Feminist Network and Scottish Lesbians stated: “If you believe that there are groups or individuals with an agenda to ‘push back rights generally’ who are ‘muscling in’ on Scottish politics, you have a duty to state who or what you believe they are, and how you believe they are operating in Scotland, as precisely as possible.

“Then, the influence of any such groups or individuals can be properly investigated and challenged, as necessary.”

Ms Sturgeon additionally claimed {that a} debate over equal marriage could be “much more toxic, divisive and unpleasant” within the age of tradition wars and id politics.

She stated: “We consulted on the legislation for longer than we consulted on anything else and right up until the point of the legislation passing, I don’t think it was the case that there was massive public opposition.

“But things became so toxic and opposition became so entrenched and – this is not the case for everybody who opposed that legislation – but there were forces that muscled into that debate who, I think, you know, had a bigger agenda in terms of rights more generally.”

The Express has contacted Ms Sturgeon for remark.