JK Rowling responds as India Willoughby reports her to police over misgendering

JK Rowling responds as India Willoughby reports her to police over misgendering
JK Rowling has been reported to the police by trans woman and broadcaster India Willoughby (Yui Mok/PA)

Author JK Rowling has said the “police are going to be very busy” amid accusations she misgendered broadcaster India Willoughby.

In an interview with Byline TV, Willoughby, 58, a trans woman and broadcaster, told journalist Caolan Robertson that she had reported the Harry Potter author to the police for calling her a man.

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