'If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased,' J.K. Rowling tweeted Saturday, responding to criticism over remarks many read as transphobic. 'It isn’t hate to speak the truth'
J.K. Rowling. Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images On Saturday, J.K. Rowling hopped on Twitter to air some thoughts on sex essentialism, pretty much out of the blue. Sharing an article addressing period poverty amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Harry Potter author questioned the phrase “people who menstruate.”
“We stand with trans youth,” the organization added, “especially those Harry Potter fans hurt by her inaccurate and cruel tweets.” What, exactly, did J.K. Rowling say? The article that Rowling tweeted, an opinion piece entitled “Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate” and published last month on Devex, emphasized the strain that lockdown has placed on already-vulnerable “girls, women, and gender non-binary persons [who] menstruate.
It’s not the first time Rowling has voiced this kind of opinion. In December, Rowling expressed a similar idea in support of Maya Forstater, a researcher who lost her job at a think tank over “offensive and exclusionary” language she used on Twitter — statements like “men cannot change into women.” Tagging her tweet #IStandWithMaya and #ThisIsNotADrill, Rowling wrote: “Dress however you please. Call yourself whatever you like. Sleep with any consenting adult who’ll have you.
Which is why Rowling’s sustained emphasis on sex has troubled her followers. Following Rowling’s December tweet, Charlotte Clymer replied to say that “the World Health Organization — among countless other medical authorities — validate trans people in their authentic gender identity.”
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