{"id":2210690,"date":"2024-04-01T14:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-gender-ideology-critics-protest-scotlands-hate-crime-act\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T14:44:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:44:52","slug":"women-gender-ideology-critics-protest-scotlands-hate-crime-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-gender-ideology-critics-protest-scotlands-hate-crime-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Critics of Women&#8217;s Gender Ideology Protest Against Scotland&#8217;s Hate Crime Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwomen-gender-ideology-critics-protest-scotlands-hate-crime-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2210690&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Critics of\u200b gender ideology in Scotland are denouncing the new Hate Crime and Public Order\u200d (Scotland) Act 2021, claiming \u2063it limits their freedom to discuss views on biological sex. The law\u2064 targets inciting hatred\u2062 based\u2062 on various traits, punishable by\u200b up to seven years in jail. Social \u200cmedia buzzed with protests under hashtags like #FactIsNotHate and #WomenWontWheesht. \u2064Critics of gender ideology in Scotland are speaking out against the newly enacted Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, arguing that it hinders their ability to\u200b freely discuss opinions on biological \u200dsex. This legislation aims to curb incitement of hatred based on specific characteristics, with offenders facing potential imprisonment for up to seven years. Social media platforms have been \u2062flooded with dissent expressed through hashtags\u2064 such as #FactIsNotHate and #WomenWontWheesht.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Women who are critical of gender ideology are slamming Scotland\u2019s new hate speech law, saying it restricts them from voicing their views on biological sex.<\/p>\n<p>The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ssi\/2024\/82\/contents\/made\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">law<\/a>, the <span class=\"mw-page-title-main\">Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, <\/span>went into effect on Monday. The measure\u00a0criminalizes \u201cstirring up hatred\u201d relating to age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity, or being intersex.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum penalty for violations is seven years in jail.<\/p>\n<p>Critics quickly spoke out against the law, saying it risks jailing people for voicing their sincerely held opinions, particularly those critical of gender ideology.<\/p>\n<p>Under the law, a person may not communicate material or behave in a way that \u201ca reasonable person would consider to be threatening or abusive\u201d with the intention of stirring up hatred based on the newly protected characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>Racially-based hatred was already outlawed in Scotland, but the new law adds more protected categories.<\/p>\n<p>Many voiced their opposition to the law on social media, posting under the hashtags #FactIsNotHate and #WomenWontWheesht \u2014 \u201cwheesht\u201d meaning \u201chush\u201d in Scotland.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Women have been out and about in Scotland with our Hate Crime posters. Women&#8217;s Rights Are Not A Hate Crime. Here&#8217;s some fabulous women <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ff_scotland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ff_scotland<\/a> Alloa Festival. We will not be silenced!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FactIsNotHate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FactIsNotHate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pIsWO2pesD\">pic.twitter.com\/pIsWO2pesD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WRN Scotland (@WRNScotland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WRNScotland\/status\/1774696700923256964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will not lie. <br \/>I will not betray women. <br \/>Our rights matter. <br \/>We are defiant. <br \/>We will not be silent. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FactIsNotHate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FactIsNotHate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TruthIsNotACrime?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TruthIsNotACrime<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FactIsNotACrime?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FactIsNotACrime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KsjUCDDrEZ\">pic.twitter.com\/KsjUCDDrEZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cathy Larkman \ud83d\udc9a\ud83e\udd0d \ud83d\udc9c\ud83e\udda2\ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f (@JackMerched) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackMerched\/status\/1774581852562423931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ll be continuing to go about our lives speaking the truth. We won\u2019t be silenced by the Hate Crime Bill \u270a\u270a\u270a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TruthIsNotACrime?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TruthIsNotACrime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FactIsNotHate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FactIsNotHate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FactIsNotACrime?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FactIsNotACrime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kRNMHwHDKE\">pic.twitter.com\/kRNMHwHDKE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GTF Glasgow Tactical Feminists (@GTFGla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GTFGla\/status\/1774689482798694786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not lie. I will not betray women. Our rights matter. We are defiant. We will not be silent,\u201d wrote one social media user on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Woman is an Adult Human Female,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Your_mums_aTerf\/status\/1774578740023939220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>. \u201cThe law can not protect what it can not define. My son claims he\u2019s a woman, he is not. It is my protected belief humans can not change sex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Men are not women. Will this statement now result in arrest in Scotland? Indefinite seizure of devices? Hate crime incidents secretly recorded? A dystopian nightmare, brought about in the name of \u2018inclusion\u2019. Shame on you <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Scotland,\u201d another user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brandubh4\/status\/1774585540752318872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some X users tagged the Scottish police in their posts.<\/p>\n<p>Author J.K. Rowling <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1774747068944265615\">challenged<\/a> police to arrest her over her posts criticizing gender ideology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex is deemed criminal,\u201d Rowling posted Monday on X, adding that, \u201cif what I\u2019ve written here qualifies as an offence under the terms of the new act, I look forward to being arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Rowling added that Scottish lawmakers \u201cseem to have placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their idea of femaleness, however misogynistically or opportunistically, than on the rights and freedoms of actual women and girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the\u00a0new legislation is \u201cwide open to abuse by activists who wish to silence\u201d women who criticize gender ideology.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf3c\ud83c\udf38April Fools! \ud83c\udf38\ud83c\udf3c\ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n<p>Only kidding. Obviously, the people mentioned in the above tweets aren&#8217;t women at all, but men, every last one of them.<\/p>\n<p>In passing the Scottish Hate Crime Act, Scottish lawmakers seem to have placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1774749954629652873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elon Musk criticized the law as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn example of why it is so important to preserve freedom of speech,\u201d Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1770032208662663278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> earlier this month on X in response to another post discussing the law.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critics of gender ideology criticize Scotland&#8217;s new hate speech law for stifling their discussions on biological sex. 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