JK Rowling refuses to bow down to criticism for her recent comment on trans-people

Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, recently faced severe backlash after she me a comment on difference between trans women and women. However, despite backlash, JK Rowling said that she will t bow down to critics who slammed her for her comments. Moreover,  Harry Potter author also mentioned that she was concerned about new trans activism movement. Her comments even drew ire of Eddie Redmayne and Daniel Rcliffe. 

JK Rowling refuses to bow down to criticism 

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In her latest blogpost, JK Rowling said that she refused to bow down to a movement that she believed was doing demonstrable harm. She ded that this new trans movement was seeking to erode ‘woman’ as a political and biological class and was offering cover to predators like few before it. whole controversy started when JK Rowling criticized an opinion piece that used term, “people who menstruate.” JK Rowling took to Twitter and wrote that article should have just used word "women". 

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Many of JK Rowling's fans were enrd by her tweet and claimed that she was harming trans women with her statement. Members of LGBTQ community slammed  Harry Potter author, telling her that her views on sex and was highly problematic to trans community. Moreover, some fans pointed out that “people who menstruate” may t always refer to women. 

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In an interview with an entertainment portal, actor Eddie Redmayne disagreed with JK Rowling's tweets and stated that trans women were women, trans men were men and n-binary identities were valid.

In his own blog, Harry Potter actor Daniel Rcliffe slammed JK Rowling's comments and said that trans women were women. He ded that any statement to contrary erased  identity and dignity of trans people. 

In her blog post, JK Rowling claimed that she stood alongside brave women and men, gay, straight and trans, who were standing up for freedom of speech and thought. She also thanked m for fighting for  rights and safety of young gay kids, fragile teenrs, and women who were reliant on and wished to retain ir single-sex s. 

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[Promo from JK Rowling Instagram]