J.K. Rowling came under fire after posting multiple tweets that seemingly slammed the trans community.The controversy began when the Harry Potter creator, 54, shared an article titled “Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.” In addition to linking to the post, she tweeted, “‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people.
Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?”When receiving angry responses that explained that transgender, non-binary and gender-nonconforming people can menstruate, the author claimed that she has done her research.“I’ve spent much of the last three years reading books, blogs and scientific papers by trans people, medics and gender specialists.
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