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JK Rowling admitted her “cancellation” after sharing a post celebrating their wedding anniversary.
The Harry Potter the author has faced a strong backlash in recent years through her open attitude about trans women, which many, including LGBT+ spokespeople, consider transphobic.
Rowling’s comments about the trans community also prompted the stars of the Potter film franchise, including Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watsonto distance themselves from the author and her work.
Rowling on Tuesday (December 26) addressed the backlash her statement sparked after she shared a photo alongside her husband, Scottish doctor Neil Murray.
In a subsequent post, the author implied that Murray made what many would consider an unacceptable remark about the trans community. When one person called her to find out what it was all about, she said, “I’m not going to cancel my husband. One in the family is enough!”
Rowling first publicly stated her stance on transgender women in December 2019 when she tweeted in support of the researcher. Mayan Substateswhose contract at the think-tank Center for Global Development was not renewed because of a series of tweets she wrote questioning the government’s plans to allow people to identify as others gender.
These initial remarks sparked backlash from the author’s fans, who branded Rowling a “terf” – an acronym for a trans-exclusionary radical feminist.
The author, who has denied being transphobic but has previously stated that she would rather go to jail than refer to a trans person by their preferred pronouns, went on to post a much-vaunted essay on gender identity ideology on her website.
In this essay, she listed five reasons to be “concerned about the new trans activism” and received condemnation from Radcliffe and Watson.
Radcliffe, who played the lead role of Potter in the adaptation of Rowling’s novels, previously wrote an essay for The Trevor Project as a way to show support for the trans communityand apologized “for the pain” Rowling’s comments sparked the Potter fandom.
meanwhile, Watson, who played Hermione Granger, wrote: “I want my trans followers to know that I and many other people around the world see, respect and love you for who you are,” and seemed to take a dig at Rowling at Baftas 2022.
According to Trans Homicide Monitoring Project – the Transgender Europe (TGEU) global initiative – at least 350 transgender and gender diverse people were killed during the last yearand the majority these recorded murders are a trans woman. These findings include the murder of 13 activists.
Earlier this year, an independent report revealed this The NHS is failing vulnerable children who seek childcare in the middle of a row “extremely toxic” on trans rights in Britain.
The study found that young people with gender dysphoria are being treated in a system supported by “extremely weak” research, gaps in mental health care and “unusual” clinical practice.
The review, led by respected pediatrician and former president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Dr. Hilary Cass, warned that “polarization and stifling of debate” by adults not only did she fail the children but she was also a distraction medical and scientific progress in this field, with healthcare professionals who are afraid to openly discuss their views.