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JK Rowling Under Fire Again With Anti-Trans Controversy

Harry Potter JK Rowling Transphobia

08.07.2020 - 21:10

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2 min read JK Rowling is once again facing criticism after the Harry Potter Author liked anti-transgender tweets that targeted a trans woman facing online bullying.

The Authors latest anti-trans controversy follows her December 2019 tweet in support of a woman who lost her job for anti-trans views and liking a tweet that described trans women and “men […].

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