JK Rowling breaks silence after ‘transphobic’ accusations and reveals she’s a ‘domestic abuse survivor’
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metro.co.ukJK Rowling has broken her silence on her controversial comments about the transgender community, and reveals she is a domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor. The Harry Potter author was accused of being transphobic following her tweets about trans women, prompting the likes of Daniel Radcliffe and Eddie Redmayne to speak out in support of the community.
In a lengthy essay shared on her website, Rowling insists she isn’t a TERF – Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist – but doubles down on her previous comments. ‘I’ve met trans people, and read sundry books, blogs and articles by trans people, gender specialists, intersex people, psychologists, safeguarding experts, social workers and doctors, and followed the discourse online and in.
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