August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n Rowling published her review on X alongside what appears to be an AI-generated image of Ms Sturgeon in the woods in front of a wolf and a vampire.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said of the politician\u2019s memoir, Frankly: \u201cShe remains stubbornly wedded to her belief that it is possible to let some men into women\u2019s spaces on the men\u2019s say so, without letting any man who fancies it come inside.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cShe denies there are any risks to a policy of gender self-identification.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cShe can\u2019t\u00a0imagine any male predator capitalising on such policies, in spite of the fact that it has, demonstrably, happened many times.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cShe is flat-out Trumpian in her shameless denial of reality and facts”<\/p>\n
\n Rowling, who lives in Edinburgh, said the Glasgow Southside MSP had not been \u201cremotely humbled\u201d by the Supreme Court ruling that sex in the UK Equality Act referred to biological sex.\n<\/p>\n
\n The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Act, which was passed by MSPs, was ultimately scrapped by Westminster, with the then Tory government saying it contravened equalities law.\n<\/p>\n
\n Recommended reading:\n<\/p>\n
\n In her book, Ms Sturgeon said she had never received as much abuse as when Rowling posted a picture of herself on social media with a T-shirt saying \u201cNicola Sturgeon, destroyer of women\u2019s rights\u201d.\n<\/p>\n
\n The former first minister said the post made her feel \u201cmore at risk of possible physical harm\u201d.\n<\/p>\n
\n Rowling defended the decision, writing in her review that she intended to encourage journalists to question Ms Sturgeon on the impacts her gender reforms may have.\n<\/p>\n
\n She compares the MSP to Twilight character Bella Swan, saying both were \u201cmonomaniacs\u201d, with Mr Sturgeon being \u201cconsumed\u201d by independence.\n<\/p>\n