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Apr 11, 2024 · Harry Potter series author J.K. Rowling came under fire in early June 2020 for controversial tweets she posted about the transgender community. Her stance has caused fans and stars of the...
Mar 3, 2023 · Rowling has made her antagonistic position on trans issues clear through tweets, sound bites, actions, and even a 3,600-word blog post. By 2024, her transphobia has become so rampant and...
- Aja Romano
Feb 13, 2023 · Some gamers have vowed to boycott the new Harry Potter video game Hogwarts Legacy after years of author J.K. Rowling repeatedly making controversial comments about transgender people. How did...
Jun 10, 2020 · Rowling addressed the origin of the claims that she's transphobic — that she supported Maya Forstater, a tax specialist who was fired for tweets deemed anti-transgender. Rowling then...
- Reporter
Jun 10, 2020 · JK Rowling has said she spoke out about transgender issues in part due to her personal experience of domestic abuse and sexual assault.
Dec 19, 2019 · The judge said Forstater's speech violated the "dignity" of transgender people and was not protected under U.K. law. Rowling sent her tweet shortly after the decision became public.
Jun 11, 2020 · Rowling tweeted, seeming to imply that all people who menstruate are women and that only people who menstruate are women. Rowling’s comment deeply hurt many of her millions of fans —...
