4 authors quit J.K. Rowling agency over transgender comments.
"We stand in solidarity with LGBTQIA — and allied — staff in all areas of publishing who are working incredibly hard to champion diverse voices and experiences to challenge the homogeneity of the industry," the statement continued.
"But the issues of inequality and oppression are far reaching, from racism to ableism and sexism. Agencies and publishers need to create platforms for underrepresented groups from the ground up and make meaningful change within their culture. Representation must extend into real and authentic representation of diverse voices.
The Blair Partnership said in response that while they took pride in the diversity of their authors' views and believed in freedom of speech for all, they would not re-educate staff to meet the demands of a few clients. The resigned authors' profiles are no longer on The Blair Partnership's clients page, which continues to be headlined by Rowling.
Earlier, staff at Rowling's publisher Hachette were informed that they couldn't refuse to work on her new book"The Ickabog."
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