JK Rowling: Harry Potter author backs woman sacked over transgender comments

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Some Twitter users claimed the Harry Potter author was a 'transphobe' - but others supported the star.

A Terf is often used to describe feminists who express ideas that other feminists consider to be transphobic, including the belief that trans women are not women.

LGBT advocacy group, the Human Rights Campaign, responded to Rowling on Twitter, posting:"Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Non-binary people are non-binary. CC: JK Rowling". Wholeheartedly disagree. I stand with intersectional feminist humans,who recognize that trans women are real women,and against bigots like yourself. Bigotry masquerading as feminism is anything but. Your internalized distortions are helping me to continue dismantling mine.Thanks!Celebrities have also weighed into the debate, with Grey's Anatomy actress Sara Ramirez saying she"wholeheartedly" disagreed with Rowling.

She said:"I stand with intersectional feminist humans, who recognise that trans women are real women, and against bigots like yourself. "Bigotry masquerading as feminism is anything but. Your internalised distortions are helping me to continue dismantling mine. Thanks!".You can’t change your biological sex.I’ve been known to sport the odd dress on occasion.

 

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