JK Rowling began tweeting her opinions on the biological basis of sex and gender, legions of fans came out to decry the Harry Potter creator as trans-exclusionary (something she denies) and, lodging their displeasure in a way that has a more real-world consequence, publicly declared they would no longer watch or read Harry Potter or any of its offshoot materials.
Many Harry Potter stars came out in force — with differing degrees of specificity — to condemn Rowling's statements. But the damage was done, and those who had grown up cherishing her work were left to wonder how they could reconcile a love of something so precious with a person whose views (that have real-world consequences beyond Twitter) they so powerfully disagreed with.
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