JK Rowling created one of the most popular series of books for children. The Harry Potter novels and the films based on them have become huge hits around the world. However, the writer’s authority was shaken in 2020, when for the first time the author published a transphobic entry online, mocking the phrase “people who menstruate”. Rowling then claimed that these “persons” could only be women.
JK Rowling published further transphobic entries
Readers pointed out that the writer’s opinions were harmful to transgender and non-binary people who identify as women, although their biological sex is different. “By saying that gender does not exist, we invalidate the experiences and reality of women around the world. I know and love transgender people, but denying the existence of the concept of gender diminishes the description of their lives. Telling the truth is not hatred,” she responded to the accusations.
Since 2020, Rowling has been criticized many times for her transphobia. The writer does not respond to the appeals and voices of the LGBTQ+ community and continues to express harmful opinions online. He has also been opposing gender reassignment processes for some time.
On April 10, the NHS published a report on gender identity among children and young people. Dr. Hilary Cass has been working on the research for four years, and its results have sparked discussion in Great Britain. The report states, among other things, that the lack of scientific knowledge on the above-mentioned topics is the result of the “toxic debate on transgenderism”, which makes scientists afraid to take part in research on this area.
JK Rowling admits she’s furious. He says he won’t forgive the stars of “Harry Potter”
JK Rowling also reacted to the report on social media, writing that she was “bloody furious”. “Anger is growing inside me,” the author writes. “Children have been irreversibly harmed, and thousands of people are complicit in this, not only doctors, but also celebrities who do not question media reports and corporate cynicism,” the writer added.
One of the commenters reminded Rowling that celebrities who support the rights of transgender people include Daniel Radlciffe and Emma Watson – the main actors in the film versions of “Harry Potter”, with whom the author once had good relations. The comment suggested that the author would definitely accept their apology. The writer quickly pointed out that she would never forgive them for their actions.
“Celebrities who have joined the movement to undermine women’s rights (which they have fought so hard for) and who have used their reach to support the transition of minors can reserve their apologies to the traumatized people who regret their transition and to the women who can no longer rely on separate same-sex spaces,” Rowling comments.
“Transgender women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and flies in the face of all advice from health care professional associations, which are much more knowledgeable on this issue than Joanne or I,” wrote Daniel Radcliffe in 2020.
Source: Gazeta
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