JK Rowling, British author, criticized for anti-transgender tweets
New Delhi:
JK Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter, faces harsh criticism for his remarks about transgender people. There was worldwide outrage over Ms. Rowling’s comments over the weekend on an article that used the phrase “menstruating men”.
“‘People who have their period.’ “I’m sure there was a word for these people. Someone is helping me. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?”, Tweeted Ms. Rowling, marking the article in Devex.
The author, however, quickly tried to pacify the outrage on social networks for his tweets, considered “anti-trans”.
“People who have their period.” I am sure there was a word for these people. Someone is helping me. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?
Opinion: Creating a more egalitarian post-COVID-19 world for menstruation https://t.co/cVpZxG7gaA
– J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 6, 2020
“I respect the right of every trans person to live in whatever way they feel is authentic and comfortable. I would walk with you if you were discriminated against because of her trans. At the same time, my life has been shaped by being a woman “I don’t think it’s odious to say it,” tweeted Ms. Rowling yesterday.
If the sex is not real, there is no attraction for the same sex. If sex is not real, the lived reality of women in the world is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex takes a lot away from the opportunity to discuss their lives in a meaningful way. It is not hatred to tell the truth.
– J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 6, 2020
She then tweeted: “If sex is not real, there is no attraction for the same sex. If sex is not real, the lived reality of women around the world is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex takes away many people’s ability to talk about their lives in a meaningful way. It’s not hate to tell the truth. ”
Ms. Rowling’s words upset a group of Harry Potter fans, who tweeted her disapproval and asked people to contribute to a group that works for transgender people.
The featured British author signed up with children and worked on a book for them called “The Ickabog”. She posted the first two chapters of the fairy tale on a website and wrote on Twitter last month, “We will be publishing a chapter (or 2 or 3) every weekday.”
All chapters of the book will be published online by June 10 and by November of this year, they will be published as a whole book. JK Rowling said she would donate royalties from The Ickabog for the relief of coronaviruses.
