Following a flurry of anti-trans comments made on social media, sales of JK Rowling’s books have dipped in the US. Last month, Rowling faced backlash after posting half a dozen tweets about transgender women.
In response to an article titled, “Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate,” the Harry Potter author insinuated that women were the only people with periods, saying: “’People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a world for those people.
Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woodmud?” After receiving backlash from trans and non-binary people, she sent out another tweet: “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction.
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