Does JK Rowling Have A History Of Transphobic Tweets?

According to LGBTQ Nation Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has a troubling history of transphobic tweets dating back to March of 2018. 

This has been a problem for fans as Rowling has a tendency to side with trans exclusionist commentators, a move that has alienated transgender and non-binary fans who identified strongly with the world she created, and were very supportive of her left-leaning platform.

In March of 2018, Rowling liked another Twitter user identified on the platform as @racybearhold. The Tweet in question spoke to the user’s issues with misogyny within the UK Labor Party, but included the line “Men in dresses get brocialist solidarity I never had.”

Wingardium transphobia @jk_rowling pic.twitter.com/s6cJ2rIr6A

— Philip Ellis (@Philip_Ellis) March 21, 2018

The Twitter user in question who has posted anti-transgender screeds to Twitter before, and identifies herself as “gender critical,” that’s a euphemism often used by those who are essentially anti-transgender.

In the wake of fan outrage over this incident, Rowling’s publicist claimed the like was accidental in nature, telling PinkNews that, “I’m afraid J.K. Rowling had a clumsy and middle-aged moment and this is not the first time she has favorited by holding her phone incorrectly.”

The like was removed from Rowling’s Twitter feed. Yet Rowling continues to like anti-transgender content: In October of 2017, she liked a Tweet linking to an article on Medium that argued that transgender women should be kept out of women’s rooms due to rape fears.

JK Rowling hitting that like button on a “trans women are rapists” piece, if you were wondering whether to relax as a trans person in the UK pic.twitter.com/W5JvBmylPW

— weak but not giving in (@sistersinead) October 24, 2017

Rowling’s “middle aged moment,” wasn’t the end of her affinity with trasnphobes, with the writer once again liking an anti-transgender tweet last September. One again, she approved of an anti-transgender pundit speaking out against transgender women in the media. 

I know everyone is obsessed with wizard turds or whatever but jk r*wling is doing a lot more damaging, insidious shit and pretending no one cares pic.twitter.com/aJs2PXxjYS

— Goth Ms. Frizzle (@spookperson) January 6, 2019

Rowling has penned a crime fiction series under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith — and in one of the stories featuring detective Cormoran Strike, she introduces a transgender character.

In the story, published in 1997, a trans woman named Pippa attempted to stab Strike. The detective traps Pippa, demanding identification. Her ID reveals her birth gender, leading to comments about Pippa’s Adam’s apple. Pippa, meanwhile, is trying to make a break from Strike out an office door.

“If you go for that door one more fucking time I’m calling the police and I’ll testify and be glad to watch you go down for attempted murder. And it won’t be fun for you inside, Pippa,’ he added. ‘Not pre-op,’” says Strike to Pippa.

Rowling has never gone on record to make her views on transgender rights publicly known , until she does, we can only judge her by the company she keeps.

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Does JK Rowling Have A History Of Transphobic Tweets?

HRC and UCONN Survey Reveals California LGBTQ Students Not Receiving Adequate Support

Today, HRC Foundation, in partnership with nine California civil rights and education organizations, released the California LGBTQ Youth Report, a groundbreaking resource detailing the experiences of LGBTQ students in California. The report analyzes responses from more than 1,700 young people from California, ranging in age from 13 to 17, who participated in HRC’s online 2017 LGBTQ Teen Survey.

“This groundbreaking data reveals that the cards remain stacked against LGBTQ youth in California — and especially so for LGBTQ youth of color and transgender and gender-expansive youth,” said Ellen Kahn, HRC Foundation Director of the Children, Youth & Families Program. “However, despite these challenges, many LGBTQ students are taking action and advocating for inclusivity and equality in schools. As advocates, parents, teachers, school administrators and school board members, we must follow their lead by implementing recommendations in this report, including ensuring curricula are LGBTQ-inclusive and supporting LGBTQ student clubs, to create safe, affirming and welcoming schools.”

HRC and researchers at the University of Connecticut found that even with California state laws explicitly protecting LGBTQ students:

• Only 10 percent of LGBTQ youth in California say all of their school staff are supportive of LGBTQ students;
• Only 32 percent of LGBTQ youth in California always feel safe in the classroom;
• Half of all respondents have been teased or bullied because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, and 28 percent of LGBTQ youth in California have been threatened with physical violence at least once because of their sexual orientation or gender identity;
• Forty-three percent of transgender students can NEVER use the bathroom/locker room at school that matches their gender identity

In recent years, California has passed several laws designed to explicitly protect LGBTQ students and to provide guidance on compliance. However, data suggests that some districts may be unaware of their legal obligations, and others are still in the process of updating policies and procedures to ensure LGBTQ inclusion. These oversights and delays — and, in some cases, decisions by the district to ignore the requirements — have likely contributed to the challenges experienced by LGBTQ youth who responded to the survey.

The California LGBTQ Youth Report also highlights the voices of supportive California teachers, school counselors and school administrators, and offers strategies to address the disparities experienced by LGBTQ young people when they’re at school.

“I’ve always considered myself an ally, but for some reason that did not translate into students identifying me as a supportive adult they could speak to. This was evident the day I placed a Safe Space sticker in my office,” writes a Riverside-area school counselor. “Within days, several students were sharing and recounting stories of rejection and harassment that no child should ever experience alone. Every student should know they have support from a caring adult, an educator. I now know that calling myself an ally without action isn’t enough.”

The U.S. lacks reliable data about LGBTQ people, especially about the experiences of LGBTQ youth. In light of this, and in the face of consistent attacks on LGBTQ youth, HRC is committed to ensuring this data is in the hands of teachers, school counselors, coaches, doctors and other youth-serving professionals across the country. These findings will inform a variety of HRC Foundation programs for youth and youth-serving professionals, including the Sports Equality initiative, HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools and All Children-All Families programs, and the HRC Time to THRIVE Conference. The full results of the survey can be found here.

This report was written in partnership with the Association of California School Administrators, California Association of School Counselors, California State Parent Teacher Assosciation, California Association of School Psychologists, California Federation of Teachers, California School Board Association, California School Nurses Organization, California Teachers Association, and Equality California.

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Creators of the gay/bi drama ‘Green Book’ get called out for Islamophobia & sexual misconduct
‘Green Book’ recently won three Golden Globes, and then unsavory details about its writer and director surfaced.

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: January 10, 2019

HRC AND EQUALITY VIRGINIA CALL ON STATE LEADERS TO PRIORITIZE NONDISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS: Legislation is set to be introduced that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in housing and public employment. Similar legislation has previously passed in bipartisan fashion in the Virginia Senate. Equality Virginia and HRC have worked to elect pro-equality champions at every level of Virginia’s state government. More from HRC. More on these bills from NBC 12.

• This session, states could pass non-discrim measures and protect youth from “conversion therapy”: “We  actually have some good prospects for positive legislation to pass this year,” HRC State Legislative Director Cathryn Oakley told The Daily Beast.

APPALLING — FL GOV. RON DESANTIS EXCLUDES LGBTQ STATE EMPLOYEES FROM NONDISCRIMINATION EXECUTIVE ORDER: Equality Florida has called for a meeting with Gov. DeSantis to discuss. More from WFTV.

HRC MOURNS DANA MARTIN, TRANS WOMAN MURDERED IN MONTGOMERY, ALA.: Martin, 31, is believed to be the first trans person murdered this year. Killed on Jan. 6, she was misgendered in initial reports. In 2018, at least 26 transgender people — mostly Black trans women — were murdered in the U. S. More from Dallas Voice.

• HRC offers a brief guide for reporters on writing about transgender people here.

THROWBACK THURSDAY — NEWLY-FOUND RECORDED INTERVIEW WITH BAYARD RUSTIN: Rustin discussed being the target of homophobic attacks during the civil rights era — telling the Washington Blade in an unaired interview from the 1980s, “At a given point, there was so much pressure on Dr. King about my being gay and particularly because I would not deny it, that he set up a committee to explore whether it would be dangerous for me to continue working with him.” More from NPR.

A must-listen: fascinating lost audio of civil rights hero Bayard Rustin discussing “the absolute necessity” of coming out. t.co/Z9XbmogeBu

— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) January 8, 2019

BLACK LGBTQ LIVES MATTER: HRC President Chad Griffin yesterday called for a  thorough investigation into the death of two Black men in the West Hollywood home of Ed Buck. More from The New York Times.

Black LGBTQ lives matter. Critically important that investigators are not only working to get to the bottom of this tragedy, but re-opening the investigation into Gemmel Moore’s death. And all of us have to keep demanding justice, accountability & change. t.co/v6vqhsNg5u

— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) January 9, 2019

MUTUAL OF OMAHA INSURANCE CO. AGREES TO SETTLEMENT REQUIRING IT TO PROVIDE COVERAGE TO THOSE USING HIV PREVENTION MEDICATION: More from the Office of Attorney General Maura Healey.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WHO HARRASSED TRANS STUDENT IN BATHROOM IS SUSPENDED BY W. VA., SCHOOL BOARD: More from USA Today.

NEW ADVOCATE COVER CELEBRATES LGBTQ ASIAN-AMERICAN ACTORS: Nico Santos, Vincent Rodriguez and Jake Choi are featured. More from Advocate.

In our March cover story, @NBCSuperstore‘s @nicosantos, @SingleParentsTV‘s @TheJakeChoi, & @CW_CrazyXGF‘s @VRodriguezIII discuss how #LGBTQ Asian-Americans are changing Hollywood. t.co/FA1qHP76Gy pic.twitter.com/y2dVC20LXZ

— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) January 8, 2019

BURLINGTON, VT, HIGH SCHOOL CREATES INCLUSIVE, GENDER-NEUTRAL LOCKER ROOM SPACE: More from My NBC 5.

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PROTECTS LGBTQ YOUTH; ISSUES POSITION PAPER BARRING ITS DOCTORS FROM PRACTICING DANGEROUS “CONVERSION THERAPY”: More from Y Net.

READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!

Indianapolis Star covers the recent appearance by a local openly gay student-athlete on The Ellen Show; People profiles trans activist Corey Rae (@CoreyRae3), who was Amber Heard’s (@realamberheard) Golden Globes date; The Washington Post shares the opinion of a transgender woman, veteran and Republican on what her party can do to support her; Daily Mail celebrates Ellen Page and Emma Portner’s one-year wedding anniversary

 

 

 

 

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Before/after of an over one year anniversary convo. Beyond grateful to all those who fought to allow us to be wife & wife. I love this magical human. I’m so fucking lucky. ❤️️‍❤️

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