Overview

• The exchange began when Boy George labeled Rowling a “rich bored bully” over her campaign for women-only spaces and trans rights.
• Rowling’s sharp rebuttal referenced Boy George’s 2009 15-month sentence for chaining and beating a male escort with a chain.
• In April, the UK Supreme Court ruled that ‘woman’ under the Equality Act refers to biological sex, a decision supported by Rowling and For Women Scotland.
• Critics warn the ruling could exclude transgender people from protected single-sex spaces and lead to discrimination under equality law.
• Rowling argues that men convicted of violence pose risks in women-only settings and has donated funds to back sex-based rights campaigns.