Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling defends anti-trans activist

#Terf; #TransExclusionaryRadicalFeminist; #GenderRecognitionAct


United Kingdom, Dec 19 (Canadian-Media):  JK Rowling, author of Harry Potter, had been accused of being a TERF (trans exclusionary radical feminist) after defending a researcher Marya Forstater who was forced out of her jobs for stating that sex is real, offending  many fans of Rowling, media reports said.

J K Rowling. Image credit: Facebook page

Dress however you please.
Call yourself whatever you like.
Sleep with any consenting adult who’ll have you.
Live your best life in peace and security.
But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real? #IStandWithMaya #ThisIsNotADrill

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 19, 2019

Many followers and Harry Potter fans criticised the tweet and branded Rowling a ‘TERF’ for her defence of Marya Forstater, who lost a test case after she didn’t have her contract renewed at the Centre for Global Development (CGD).

Forstater had been accused of using offensive and exclusionary language in a number of tweets relating to proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act, which would allow self-identification.

She was accused of using “offensive and exclusionary” language in tweets opposing government proposals to reform the Gender Recognition Act to allow people to self-identify as the opposite sex.
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— LisbethBTERmum□□□□ (@LisBethgonegirl) December 19, 2019

A former fan, who is trans, wrote: ‘I grew up as a trans child reading your books as an escape. I would often pick out names from characters to give to myself, before I ever felt comfortable in who I was. This decision, to support people that hate me, and want to do me harm. It brings me to tears… Why. Why?’

However, many ‘thank you’ messages were sent to the to the author, with one reply reading: ‘Thank you so much for speaking the truth on behalf of women #adulthumanfemale.’ ​