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Harry Potter author JK Rowling has faced backlash from LGBT+ campaigner and founder of Lesbian Visibility Week Linda Riley after sending out a tweet today.The writer has previously been criticised by LGBT+ groups and fans of her books about the wizarding world for her views on transgender rights. This morning, Rowling sent out a tweet to her 13.9 million followers, sharing a picture of her friend Allison Bailey marching for lesbian, gay and bisexual rights in San Fransisco back in 1991. She captioned the photo: “Lesbian Visibility Week starts today in the UK. “A good moment to salute the resilience and courage of my inspirational friend.”She then added the hashtag #IStandWithAllisonBailey in solidarity with the barrister.   Bailey is a divisive figure within the LGBT+ community due to her stance on trans issues.The lawyer describes herself as a “lifelong campaigner for racial equality, lesbian, gay, and bisexual rights”.She is currently suing the LGBT+ charity Stonewall on the grounds of discrimination, claiming the organisation is “policing free speech via its Diversity Champions scheme”.Soon after Rowling had tweeted out the image, Riley, founder of Lesbian Visibility Week, appeared to be angered by its contents.In view of her 76,600 Twitter followers she penned: “Wow! I certainly did not create #LesbianVisibilityWeek so that people like @jk_rowling could use it as a vehicle to stir up more hate within our community.  “This is a perfect example of #HowNotToBeAnAlly.”She also added the hashtags #IStandWithStonewall and #LWithTheT, which indicates the lesbian community standing in solidarity with the transgender community. The comments section under Riley’s post seemed to be split on her response to Rowling’s

This article contains major spoilers for American Nightmare.Netflix’s new true crime documentary American Nightmare has captivated viewers since its release on January 17.The three-part series tells the story of a 2015 case referred to as the “real-life Gone Girl“, in which San Fransisco resident Denise Huskins was abducted from her home in the middle of the night by an unknown assailant, after she and her partner Aaron Quinn were drugged and blindfolded.Quinn went to the authorities for help, but they considered his story to be unbelievable and subsequently accused him of Huskins’ murder. However, when she reappeared two days later near her parent’s house, suspicion shifted to her.The case was compared to the best-selling novel Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, which was later adapted into the 2014 film starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.

has recently been arrested for her championing of great causes, was being interviewed amid the White Night Riots in San Fransisco, following the death of her friend Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States.Speaking following the riots, which erupted after the sentencing of Milk’s assasin, Dan White, Fonda was interviewed by a TV reporter.Firing back the most brilliant and sassy and eloquent of thoughts after being asked if gay people were ‘using’ her organisation, the Campaign for Economic Democracy, the whole clip, which was uploaded to Twitter this week, is a reminder of the star’s power.She was asked: ‘Do you feel that the gays in San Fransisco, who are very powerful and very strong, need support?