J.K. Rowling is set to return an award presented to her last year by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) organization after its president denounced her views on transgender issues.
The Ripple of Hope award, whose previous winners include Barack Obama, Joe Biden and archbishop Desmond Tutu, is given to people who have shown a "commitment to social change," and was awarded to the Harry Potter author in December 2019 for her work with a children's charity.
However, earlier this month Kerry Kennedy, president of the group and Robert F. Kennedy's granddaughter, made a statement about what she described as Rowling's "deeply troubling transphobic tweets and statements." She added that she had spoken with Rowling to express her "profound.
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