Former US Olympic cyclist says she would 'happily go to jail' to fight for ... trends now

A former Olympic cyclist has vowed she 'would happily go to jail' in order to fight for women's rights.

US athlete Inga Thompson, who competed at three Olympic Games and won multiple international medals, said new hate crime laws in Scotland risked 'silencing women'.

Ms Thompson spoke out in support of JK Rowling, comparing the bestselling Harry Potter author to the Suffragettes in resisting the 'disturbing' legislation.

She added women were 'threatened for stating biological facts' and warned the laws in Scotland would see people stating facts branded criminals.

The shift was not just confined to Scotland and the same trend was visible in the United States, she added.

Ms Thompson told GB News: 'I would happily go to jail for JK Rowling or for what we're fighting for with women's rights.

'And I think it's really important that this has been highlighted because we need to see the attack that's happening on women.

'Watching this hate crime come through is disturbing and yet at the same time, I think that is good because it's getting out there in public.'

'Every law is up for interpretation and when you come up against this when you just say 'biological male', they're calling it a hate crime. To state a truth, to state a fact, can now be considered a hate crime.

'And that is the problem with this bill - it will be taken to another level to silence women. And that's what we're seeing here and there's already been the threat with JK [Rowling] and then they decided, for whatever reason, they're not going to pursue it. But it will be pursued.

'And we're seeing this more and more, even in the United States. So it's going to be the people like me that will be threatened and we're watching it on every layer possible.

'When people asked me the question about why go to jail for this, the reason is because of generations of

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