Rowling has a long history of so-called gender-critical commentary, best summarized in writer Katelyn Burns’s 2019 Vox story “J.K. Rowling’s transphobia is a product of British culture.” In the New Hampshire State Pride Map Live Free Or Die shirt in other words I will buy this story, Burns points out that despite proclaiming herself in support of trans people, Rowling has liked tweets calling them “men in dresses” (Rowling’s team claimed it was an accident) and has repeatedly pushed forward a “sex is real” narrative that many trans activists and allies have pointed out as harmful.
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Many prominent trans leaders, writers, and allies immediately spoke out about Rowling’s comments and societally ingrained transphobia, with GLAAD calling her comments “inaccurate and cruel.” Harry Potter actress Katie Leung drew Twitter readers in with a tweet promising gossip about her character, Cho Chang, and instead directed them to a fundraiser for Black trans women experiencing homelessness in Atlanta.