{"id":2372823,"date":"2024-11-24T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T17:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jk-rowling-scoffs-at-ruling-on-gender-recognition-wont-change-what-a-woman-is-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-24T12:26:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T17:26:40","slug":"jk-rowling-scoffs-at-ruling-on-gender-recognition-wont-change-what-a-woman-is-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jk-rowling-scoffs-at-ruling-on-gender-recognition-wont-change-what-a-woman-is-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"JK Rowling scoffs at ruling on gender recognition: \u2018Won\u2019t change what a woman is\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fjk-rowling-scoffs-at-ruling-on-gender-recognition-wont-change-what-a-woman-is-washington-examiner%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=2372823&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>J.K. Rowling expressed her views regarding a ruling by \u2063the Scottish Supreme Court on matters related to gender\u2064 recognition, asserting that the verdict will not alter the inherent definition of a woman. In her\u200c statements, which she shared via social media, Rowling emphasized that the court&#8217;s decision revolves around the potential\u200c removal of \u2064rights for\u200d women and girls, irrespective\u200c of the \u2062ruling&#8217;s outcome. This case concerns \u200bthe \u2062validity of\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-not-complicated-if-a-person-has-a-penis-hes-a-man-journalist-attacks-sending-trans-women-to-womens-prisons\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s Not Complicated. If A Person Has A Penis, He\u2019s A Man\u2019: Journalist Attacks Sending Trans Women To Women\u2019s Prisons\">gender recognition certificates<\/a> and their implications under the 2010 Equality \u200dAct, which aims to prevent gender-based discrimination. Rowling&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">comments reflect ongoing debates<\/a> and\u2063 tensions surrounding gender identity and women&#8217;s rights.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">JK Rowling scoffs at ruling on gender recognition: &lsquo;Won&rsquo;t change what a woman is&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1888307\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Author <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/j-k-rowling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">J.K. Rowling<\/a> claimed that a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ruling<\/a> from the Scottish Supreme Court on <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">transgender issues<\/a> won&rsquo;t change the definition of a woman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The court is considering a case on the validity of the country&rsquo;s gender recognition certificates. It remains to be seen if those with these certificates qualify for the 2010 Equality Act, which was an anti-discrimination law based on gender. Rowling posted an article on the topic to X on Saturday, as Scotland awaits to hear the ruling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3191374\/dates-2024-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>KEY DATES FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whatever the outcome of the case, it won&rsquo;t change what a woman is,&rdquo; Rowling captioned the link. &ldquo;What the court&rsquo;s really deciding is whether or not to remove rights from women and girls.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8216;How the UK&#8217;s highest court is about to decide what a &#8220;woman&#8221; is.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the outcome of the case, it won&#8217;t change what a woman is. What the court&#8217;s really deciding is whether or not to remove rights from women and girls.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qam8d9HGVY\">https:\/\/t.co\/qam8d9HGVY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1860262215351165224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The GRC inclusion to the 2010 act has already been upheld by an appellate court. The Scottish government is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/binaries\/content\/documents\/govscot\/publications\/speech-statement\/2024\/11\/for-women-scotland-ltd-appellant-v-the-scottish-ministers-respondent-supreme-court-hearing-statement-of-case\/documents\/for-women-scotland-ltd-appellant-v-the-scottish-ministers-respondent-supreme-court-hearing-statement-of-case\/for-women-scotland-ltd-appellant-v-the-scottish-ministers-respondent-supreme-court-hearing-statement-of-case\/govscot%3Adocument\/For%2BWomen%2BScotland%2B%2528Appellants%2529%2Bv%2BScottish%2BMinisters%2B%2528Respondents%2529%2B%2BLord%2BAdvocate%2B%2528First%2BInterested%2BParty%2529%2B-%2Bwritten%2Bcase%2Bfor%2BScottish%2BMinisters%2Band%2BLord%2BAdvocate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"arguing\">arguing<\/a> that the law includes &ldquo;a person issued with a full GRC in the acquired gender of &lsquo;female&rsquo;, and excludes a person issued with a full GRC in the acquired gender of &lsquo;male&rsquo;.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Rowling recently contributed her own personal thoughts in a book of essays titled, <em>The Women Who Wouldn&rsquo;t&nbsp;Wheesht.<\/em> The term &ldquo;wheesht&rdquo; is a Scottish term for quiet down, which Rowling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3022086\/jk-rowling-resisted-silence-transgender-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"claimed\">claimed<\/a> her friends attempted to do to her when she expressed her perspective on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-amazon-quietly-debuted-new-policy-ending-sales-of-books-labeled-hate-speech\/\" title=\"Report: Amazon Quietly Debuted New Policy Ending Sales Of Books Labeled \u2018Hate Speech\u2019\">transgender movement<\/a>, finding it to be &ldquo;dangerous&rdquo; and &ldquo;profoundly misogynistic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This collection of essays was published earlier this summer. Shortly after its release, it made <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/scotland\/article\/we-wont-wheesht-over-gender-and-now-our-book-is-making-history-60mx9tq8d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"the Sunday Times\">the Sunday Times<\/a><\/em>  Bestseller List at No. 3.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court will begin hearing the case Tuesday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1888307\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1888307\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JK Rowling dismisses gender ruling: &#8216;It won&#8217;t redefine woman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2372824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP21103439261649.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6733,45612,33321,32076,32276],"class_list":["post-2372823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy","tag-gender-recognition","tag-jk-rowling","tag-washington-examiner","tag-womens-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP21103439261649.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2372823"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372827,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372823\/revisions\/2372827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}