INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Rowling criticized for supporting Anti-Transgender ResearcherHarry Potter creator, J.K
Rowling, is facing backlash over her tweet supporting a British woman who made transphobic remarks.Rowling tweeted in support of the
researcher, Maya Forstater, who was fired from her job after court had pronounced her views on transgender people as &incompatible with
human dignity.&The 54-year-old screenwriter is making headlines with the huge criticism on her stance
Rowling used the hashtag #IStandWithMaya, condemning that the British researcher was kicked out of her job
She tweeted on Thursday, &Dress however you please
Call yourself whatever you like
Sleep with any consenting adult who&ll have you
Live your best life in peace and security
But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real? #IStandWithMaya #ThisIsNotADrill."Although Rowling tweet received more than
66,000 likes and 13,000 retweets within five hours, she ended up in hot waters as not just netizens called out her white feminism but the
Human Rights Campaign denounced her tweet as well.They tweeted, &Trans women are women
Non-binary people are non-binary
CC: JK Rowling.Moreover, Anthony Ramos from NGO, GLAAD stated to The Times, &J.K
Rowling, whose books gave kids hope that they could work together to create a better world, has now aligned herself with an anti-science
ideology that denies the basic humanity of people who are transgender.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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