Author of Harry Potter, J.K Rowling is accused of transphobia

British author and screenwriter Joanne Rowling has had people talking a lot about her lately. The Harry Potter author commented a tweet and it rapidly became trending topic. Recently Rowling saw fit to publish a letter explaining herself and her views on same gender relationships.

June 22, 2020, 08:20 hs

This isn’t the first time the award-winning author is accused of anti-trans. In 2018, she liked a tweet that referred to transgender people as “men in dresses”. The screenwriter began receiving threats from trans people on her Twitter account.
In the recent letter Rowling explained how she was doing research for a book she's writing and for which she was taking screenshots on gender issues and accidentally 'liked' the tweet.
To read the full letter click here. Watch the video below for the repercussions on her most recent comment.

Recently she commented on an article titled 'Opinion: Creating a more equal post COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.' Rowling said: I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?'

Her fans were hugely disappointed but the author didn’t back down.

Estefanía Martínez

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Author of Harry Potter, J.K Rowling is accused of transphobia

British author and screenwriter Joanne Rowling has had people talking a lot about her lately. The Harry Potter author commented a tweet and it rapidly became trending topic. Recently Rowling saw fit to publish a letter explaining herself and her views on same gender relationships.

Estefanía Martínez

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