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Feb 16, 2023 · By Claire Lampen, editor and writer. Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images. On Wednesday, the New York Times received two open letters — one from advocacy and human-rights groups and another from hundreds of contributors — urging the paper to reform its approach to covering stories about transgender people.
Apr 25, 2023 · Culture Books News. A timeline of JK Rowling’s comments about women and transgender rights. Fans have called for a planned boycott of the new Harry Potter TV reboot as Rowling is...
Jun 10, 2020 · In the UK, women are reaching out to each other across party lines, concerned about the erosion of their hard-won rights and widespread intimidation. None of the gender critical women I’ve talked to hates trans people; on the contrary.
Feb 20, 2023 · “I never set out to upset anyone. However, I was not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal,” Rowling says in the trailer. Here is a timeline of the controversial comments the author has made...
- "The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive."
- "We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. We have the power to imagine better. "
- "Harry caught the fish and I did my best with it! I notice I'm always the one who ends up sorting out the food; because I'm a girl, I suppose!'' No, it's because you're supposed to be the best at magic!'
- "Very early on in writing the series, I remember a female journalist saying to me that Mrs Weasley, ‘Well, you know, she’s just a mother.’ And I was absolutely incensed by that comment.
Feb 16, 2023 · “I feel nothing but empathy and solidarity with trans women who’ve been abused by men.” These statements were written by J.K. Rowling, the author of the “Harry Potter” series, a...
Mar 15, 2024 · 1 Min. On this week’s episode of She Thinks, Amy Jo Clark and Miriam Weaver, also known as “Daisy” and “Mock,” hosts of Chicks on the Right, join us to talk about the fight to stand up for female-only spaces and how J.K. Rowling continues to be a strong advocate.
