JK Rowling has responded after Nicola Sturgeon reflected on the abuse she received over trans rights while in office. Sturgeon said the author’s “incendiary” comments about trans people had made it “impossible” to “illuminate the issues at the heart [of the debate]”.

Scotland's former first minister discusses the impact of JK Rowling’s “Sturgeon: destroyer of women’s rights,” t-shirt.

In her long-awaited memoir, Frankly, the former Scottish first minister details how it felt to have police raid the home she shared with her ex-husband Peter Murrell, as well as shedding light on her relationship with her predecessor Alex Salmond and the row over trans rights that dominated her final months in the job.

Harry Potter author astonished at claims by former first minister, who wanted to allow biological males to use female lavatories

BBC Breakfast fans were left rather unimpressed on Tuesday morning when the show dedicated a portion of its programming to interviewing Nicola Sturgeon about her life in politics. Sturgeon, whose interview with ITV's Julia Etchingham also hit headlines this week,

J.K. Rowling's name has become synonymous with her legendary "Harry Potter" book series, but she is also famous for something more controversial: her public and often contentious views on the transgender community.

The former Scottish first minister said she did not know if the Harry Potter author would be willing to take part in a debate with her.