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It is somewhat ironic that an author whose [[Harry Potter|books]] were unreasonably reviled by [[fundamentalist]]s in the early 2000s has become herself an exponent of [[gender essentialism]], a form of [[gender fundamentalism]]. | It is somewhat ironic that an author whose [[Harry Potter|books]] were unreasonably reviled by [[fundamentalist]]s in the early 2000s has become herself an exponent of [[gender essentialism]], a form of [[gender fundamentalism]]. | ||
==Anti-trans Claims== | ==Anti-trans Claims== | ||
− | * "'''If sex | + | * "'''If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn’t hate to speak the truth.'''" [https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1269389298664701952 2020-06-06 18:02] |
− | ** falsely implies that trans people are denying the existence of sex '''[[straw man]]'' | + | ** falsely implies that trans people are denying the existence of sex '''[[straw man]]''' |
− | * "I am a trans woman who knows hundreds of trans people and who is very active in the community, and I’ve never heard any trans person or expert say or imply otherwise even once. Trans people are often more keenly aware of sex characteristics than anyone else, having often spent their whole lives dealing with the dysphoria that their various sex characteristics cause them, and seeing how other people react to them. I, and almost every trans person I’ve talked to, have had to teach the doctors and nurses who aren’t experts how our biology works just to get basic healthcare. Often one of the main things that trans people want for the world is a better understanding of trans bodies and of biology." -- [https://medium.com/@KatyMontgomerie/why-what-jk-rowling-said-is-transphobic-42081477afa1 Katy Montgomery] | + | *** "I am a trans woman who knows hundreds of trans people and who is very active in the community, and I’ve never heard any trans person or expert say or imply otherwise even once. Trans people are often more keenly aware of sex characteristics than anyone else, having often spent their whole lives dealing with the dysphoria that their various sex characteristics cause them, and seeing how other people react to them. I, and almost every trans person I’ve talked to, have had to teach the doctors and nurses who aren’t experts how our biology works just to get basic healthcare. Often one of the main things that trans people want for the world is a better understanding of trans bodies and of biology." -- [https://medium.com/@KatyMontgomerie/why-what-jk-rowling-said-is-transphobic-42081477afa1 Katy Montgomery] |
** falsely implies a dichotomy between trans rights and biological reality '''[[false dichotomy]]''' | ** falsely implies a dichotomy between trans rights and biological reality '''[[false dichotomy]]''' | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
+ | ===Writings (to file)=== | ||
+ | * '''2020-06-10''' [https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/ J.K. Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues] ([https://twitter.com/2damntrans/status/1269410222608613376 via]) | ||
===News (to file)=== | ===News (to file)=== | ||
* '''2020-06-16''' [https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/16/jk-rowling-publisher-hachette-trans-transgender-terf-wars-ickabog/ Staff at JK Rowling’s publishing house are refusing to work on her new children’s book over her relentless anti-trans tirade] ([https://twitter.com/PinkNews/status/1272844619563368448 via]) | * '''2020-06-16''' [https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/16/jk-rowling-publisher-hachette-trans-transgender-terf-wars-ickabog/ Staff at JK Rowling’s publishing house are refusing to work on her new children’s book over her relentless anti-trans tirade] ([https://twitter.com/PinkNews/status/1272844619563368448 via]) |
Revision as of 01:06, 3 August 2020
About
Bestselling author J.K. Rowling has become infamous for her support of anti-trans beliefs and misrepresentations generally following the TERF philosophy, which of course have been strongly supported by those aligned to such beliefs. The hashtag #IStandWithJKRowling has become a dogwhistle for transmisia on Twitter and elsewhere.
It is somewhat ironic that an author whose books were unreasonably reviled by fundamentalists in the early 2000s has become herself an exponent of gender essentialism, a form of gender fundamentalism.
Anti-trans Claims
- "If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn’t hate to speak the truth." 2020-06-06 18:02
- falsely implies that trans people are denying the existence of sex straw man
- "I am a trans woman who knows hundreds of trans people and who is very active in the community, and I’ve never heard any trans person or expert say or imply otherwise even once. Trans people are often more keenly aware of sex characteristics than anyone else, having often spent their whole lives dealing with the dysphoria that their various sex characteristics cause them, and seeing how other people react to them. I, and almost every trans person I’ve talked to, have had to teach the doctors and nurses who aren’t experts how our biology works just to get basic healthcare. Often one of the main things that trans people want for the world is a better understanding of trans bodies and of biology." -- Katy Montgomery
- falsely implies a dichotomy between trans rights and biological reality false dichotomy
- falsely implies that trans people are denying the existence of sex straw man
Links
Writings (to file)
News (to file)
- 2020-06-16 Staff at JK Rowling’s publishing house are refusing to work on her new children’s book over her relentless anti-trans tirade (via)
- 2020-06-10 J.K. Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues by J.K. Rowling
- 2020-06-16 Addressing The Claims In JK Rowling’s Justification For Transphobia
- Part 1: The Maya Forstater Legal Case
- Part 2: Support for Magdalen Berns
- Part 3: TERF – Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist
- Part 4: Biology
- Part 5: Education, Safeguarding and Freedom of Speech
- Part 6: Lisa Littman and Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria
- Part 7: Desistance, Detransition and "If I Were a Kid Today I Would Have Been Transed"
- Part 8: Misogyny, Women as a Political Class and Trans Women
- Part 9: Sexual Assault, Trans Women in Women’s Bathrooms and GRA Reform
- Part 10: Fear and Conclusion
- 2020-06-12 JK Rowling’s Anti-Trans Post: A Deep Dive by Ashley F. Miller
- 2020-06-13 If you need further dissection of JK Rowling... by PZ Myers (via)
- 2020-06-11
- 2020-06-10 J.K. Rowling is still talking
- 2020-06-16 Addressing The Claims In JK Rowling’s Justification For Transphobia
- 2020-06-08 Daniel Radcliffe Responds to J.K. Rowling’s Tweets on Gender Identity by Daniel Radcliffe (who played Harry Potter in the movies)
- 2019-12-20 J.K. Rowling's Maya Forstater tweets support hostile work environments, not free speech