The feud between Rowling and Sturgeon dates back to 2022, when the Scottish Government introduced the Gender Recognition Reform Bill, which aimed to allow people to change their gender without a medical diagnosis legally, and from the age of 16.<\/p>\n
Rowling quickly became one of the bill\u2019s most high-profile critics. That same year, she posted a photo of herself in a T-shirt calling out Nicola Sturgeon as a \u201cdestroyer of women\u2019s rights.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was a direct jab at Sturgeon\u2019s support for the bill and aligned Rowling with campaigners who argued the reforms endangered women\u2019s spaces and safety.<\/p>\n
Sturgeon hit back, saying, \u201cI am a passionate feminist. I\u2019ve spent much of my life campaigning for women\u2019s rights. And I would never do anything to harm women\u2019s rights. What I am trying to do is make life a bit easier for a very small group in our society that is one of the most stigmatised and discriminated against.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added, “We don’t have to look very far to see the real threats to women’s rights right now. They come from men who sexually and violently attack women, who try to abuse women in a misogynistic way.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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In her memoir, Sturgeon admits that Rowling\u2019s T-shirt tweet was a turning point \u2013 not just in their feud, but in how toxic and personal the public debate became.<\/p>\n
She wrote that the backlash that followed was hateful and misogynistic and said it was the moment when \u201crational debate became impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n
The politician also revealed she had received rape threats and cruel trolling online, especially after opening up in the book about her miscarriage.<\/p>\n
She said the abuse was tied to her stance on gender identity and her decision to speak openly about her personal life. “It resulted in more abuse, of a much more vile nature, than I had ever encountered before. It made me feel less safe and more at risk of possible physical harm,” she wrote.<\/p>\n
She added, “it was deeply ironic that those who subjected me to this level of hatred and misogynistic abuse often claimed to be doing so in the interests of women’s safety.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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