JK Rowling says people she worked with who publicly avoided her over her views on women’s rights secretly emailed or texted her to “check they were still friends.”

JK Rowling says people she worked with who publicly avoided her over her views on women’s rights secretly emailed or texted her to “check they were still friends.”

The 58-year-old Harry Potter author has previously been criticized for her strong views on gender identity, but has always strongly denied accusations of transphobia.

And she says her colleagues were keen to distance themselves from her and many condemned her after she supported Maya Forstater in 2019 – a researcher who took her bosses to an employment tribunal, alleging she had been discriminated against due to his belief that people cannot change their behavior. sex.

Ms Rowling also made headlines in October 2022 when she showed her support for protests against Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill – legislation proposed by then First Minister Nicola Sturgeon , which facilitates sex change.

In a show of support for the protests, the author posted a photo of herself calling Sturgeon a “destroyer of women’s rights”.

JK Rowling says people she worked with who publicly avoided her over her views on women’s rights secretly emailed or texted her to “check they were still friends.”

JK Rowling with Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002. In recent years, the Harry Potter author has had very public falling outs with the stars of her award-winning series.

JK Rowling with Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in 2001. In June 2020, in response to a comment by Ms Rowling about “people who menstruate”, Mr Radcliffe wrote a blog post against her for the LGBTQ+ charity The Trevor Project, in which he explicitly said: “Transgender women are women.”

Ms Rowling also made headlines in October 2022 when she showed her support for protests against Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill. The author posted a photo of herself calling Sturgeon a ‘destroyer of women’s rights’.

In an article published in The Times yesterday, Ms Rowling claims her outspoken views on transgender rights have led people she has worked with to “rush to distance themselves from me”.

She said: “People who had worked with me were quick to distance themselves from me or add their public condemnation of my blasphemous views (although I should add that many former and current colleagues have firmly supported).

“In truth, the conviction of some individuals surprised me much less than the fact that some of them subsequently sent me emails, or sent messages through third parties, to verify that we were still friends .”

In recent years, the Harry Potter author has had very public spats with the stars of his award-winning series, including Harry Potter’s main character: Daniel Radcliffe.

In June 2020, in response to a comment from Ms Rowling about “people who menstruate”, Mr Radcliffe wrote a blog post against her for the LGBTQ+ charity The Trevor Project, in which he explicitly stated: “Transgender women are women.”

He added: “Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on the subject than Jo ( Rowling) or me.”

The 34-year-old actor also apologized to his fans, saying: “To everyone who now feels their experience of the books has been tarnished or diminished, I am deeply sorry for the pain these comments have caused you .”

Emma Watson appeared to take a subtle dig at author JK Rowling at the 2022 BAFTA Film Awards

Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger, was quick to support her colleague and speak out against Rowling’s position.

She took to they pretend to be.

“I want my trans followers to know that I and so many others around the world see, respect and love you for who you are.”

The 33-year-old also previously shared a photo of herself on a t-shirt saying: “Trans rights are human rights.”

Then, in March 2022, Ms Watson made a comment at the BAFTAs which was widely interpreted as a dig at JK Rowling.

When she took the stage to introduce a film, the actress pointed out that she was on stage for “ALL THE WITCHES!” Viewers at home saw the comment as a mockery of the Harry Potter creator, with one writing: “I’m here for all the women.” Sly ‘little dig at JK Rowling there, Emma Watson?’

As recently as April this year, Ms Rowling showed that the feud with the stars made famous by her books was still alive and well.

Following the publication of the Cass Review, authored by Dr Hilary Cass, which revealed that British teenagers were allowed to change their gender on the basis of “remarkably weak evidence”, JK Rowling took to social media to suggest she would not forgive Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson for their opinions.

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In her opinion piece for The Times, Ms Rowling continued her attack on those who disagree with her views, saying she found their positions “truly despicable”.

When someone claimed that Radcliffe and Watson owed her “a very public apology… knowing that you will forgive them”, Rowling responded by saying: “Not safe, I’m afraid.”

In her opinion piece for The Times, Ms Rowling continued her attack on those who disagree with her views, claiming to find their positions “truly despicable”.

The comments come after Rowling appeared to challenge Scottish Police to arrest her if her social media posts broke new laws following the introduction of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act.

Law enforcement later confirmed that they would not take any action against the perpetrator.

The Women Who Shouldn’t Wheest is a collection of over 30 essays, edited by Susan Dalgety and Lucy Hunter Blackburn.

It also features contributions from SNP MP Joanna Cherry and former prison governor Rhona Hotchkiss, who argue that “trans-identified male prisoners” have no place in women’s prisons.