![]() ![]() She’s also peddled explicit fear of trans people, particularly trans women, insisting they’re an inherently dangerous threat to cisgender women.Īlthough some in the media distort the anger directed at Rowling from trans activists, trans people, and allies, the truth is those feelings - not just anger, but betrayal and grief - are justified. Some of this confusion around Rowling’s opinions can be cleared up with a definition of transphobia, which doesn’t - despite the “phobia” - solely mean fear of trans people, but, per Merriam-Webster, also an “irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against transgender people.” (In fact, Merriam-Webster’s own examples list cites multiple articles related to Rowling.) Rowling can say she likes everyone, but she has displayed that prejudice time and again. It’s a position you can see on social media, in the pages of the New York Times, and even on a new podcast with Rowling herself. ![]() Rowling’s supporters frequently claim the author has never actually said or done anything transphobic.
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