Deliberately defiant: Yesterday, new hate speech laws went into effect in Scotland that, if enforced, will effectively stifle all types of dissent from woke orthodoxy—and could land Harry Potter creator and prominent feminist J.K. Rowling in jail.
Passed in 2021, the law cracks down on "stirring up hatred" and enshrines all kinds of new minority-group protections in law. "Transgender identity" is explicitly named in the bill (whereas gender is not). The law seems likely to have speech-chilling effects, as conviction of an offense could result in up to seven years in prison.
