Harry Potter fans contribute to trans groups after JK Rowling's ‘transphobic’ tweets

JK Rowling’s series of controversial tweets on transs have prompted netizens to contribute an equivalent of money y spent on Harry Potter merchandise to NGOs working for trans and coloured people. celebrated author faced a major backlash on internet for her alleged anti-trans tweets while sharing an article on equality.

While sharing an opinion piece titled “Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate”, Harry Potter author said re is a termilogy to dress such people. Rowling, who has repeatedly been accused of her alleged binary views on sex and , apparently wanted to say that people who menstruate are explicitly women.

“‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure re used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?” she wrote.

It sparked an immediate backlash and netizens accused her of “anti-trans” and “transphobic” views, saying transs, n-binary people and -nconforming people can also menstruate. However, 54-year-old British author stood her ground and said that sex is real and it can t be erased.

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Netizens call for contribution

Rowling’s “clarification” tweet worked as a threshold for Harry Potter fans’ patience and some of m anunced that y will sell merchandise to contribute towards groups working for trans people. initiation created a wave on internet and donation almost became an online movement. Check out some of tweets:

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