JK Rowling vows to continue funding legal battles on trans activism

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 12:20 · Archive

JK Rowling has vowed to keep funding legal battles against trans activism, publishing an essay on the topic. The Harry Potter creator said she felt 'shocked and disgusted' at what she described as 'large numbers of women' who had 'spent the last few years vilifying members of their own sex for fighting to retain their hard-won rights and single-sex spaces'.

Rowling argued that current 'trans activism' is 'elitist to its core' and affects mainly women without positions of privilege. She criticised 'wealthy women who repost the vogueish mantras while sitting in dressing rooms guarded by private security guards' as well as 'headline-hungry female politicians'.

The author's views have previously prompted Harry Potter stars including Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint to distance themselves from her. Rowling has also faced protests and boycotts by trans rights activists at Harry Potter-themed events, with several protesters rushing the red carpet at a gala performance of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre in London.

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• JK Rowling vows to keep funding legal battles versus trans activismHarry Potter creator JK Rowling has vowed to keep funding legal battles versus trans activism.Oxford Mail · 22 Oct, 11:30
• JK Rowling vows to keep funding legal battles versus trans activismHarry Potter creator JK Rowling has vowed to keep funding legal battles versus trans activism.Oxfordshire Guardian · 22 Oct, 11:30

In this story: JK Rowling · Emma Watson · Daniel Radcliffe · Rupert Grint · Palace Theatre · London · Oxford University

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