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Harry Potter fan sites distance themselves from JK Rowling in joint statement
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standard.co.ukHarry Potter fan sites have chosen to distance themselves from author JK Rowling.The Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet, which have a total of over a million followers on Facebook, issued a statement explaining that Rowling’s recent comments on transgender issues were “out of step with the message of acceptance and empowerment we find in her books and celebrated by the Harry Potter community.”“As this fandom enters its third decade, J.K.
Rowling has chosen this time to loudly pronounce harmful and disproven beliefs about what it means to be a transgender person,” the statement claims.“Although it is difficult to speak out against someone whose work we have so long admired, it would be wrong not to use our platforms to counteract the harm she has.
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