JK Rowling slammed by Nicola Sturgeon over trans legislation row: ‘She’s not a real feminist’

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supports HTML5 videoFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon has blasted JK Rowling and appeared to imply she isn’t a ‘real feminist’.The Harry Potter author, who has sparked controversy in the recent years over her comments about the trans community, has clashed with Sturgeon after a gender recognition legislation was passed by the Scottish Government.The majority of MSPs on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommended the approval of the general principles of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, which allows an easier process for transgender people to be legally recognised as their preferred gender.This week, Rowling was seen wearing a t-shirt declaring the SNP leader ‘a destroyer of women’s rights’, and Sturgeon has fought back.She said: ‘There are no shortages of attacks on women that feminists, real feminists, as I consider myself to be, should be focusing on right now.’Rowling voiced her support for members of For Women Scotland (FWS) – who hosted a rally outside Holyrood after the Scottish government’s recommendation – in a caption alongside the controversial T-shirt.She tweeted: ‘I stand in solidarity with @forwomenscot and all women protesting and speaking outside the Scottish Parliament. #NoToSelfID.’Sturgeon has been directly asked about her t-shirt, and told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: ‘Abusive men are a risk to women – that is what we should be focusing on.‘We shouldn’t be seeking to further stigmatise and discriminate against a tiny, tiny group in society that are already one of the most stigmatised groups in society.‘There are many, many real threats to women out there right now, from attacks physical attacks, attacks of sexual violence to the removal of abortion and.