London Stars of the"Harry Potter" movie franchise have joined trans activists in standing with the transgender community after the publication of a lengthy essay by author J.K Rowling.
In the 3,600-word piece, published on her website on Wednesday, Rowling explained why she has joined the UK's polarising trans debate, revealing that she was"a domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor" and held"concerns around single sex spaces.
I have never read a Harry Potter book.
This is about sex, not gender, arguably there is more than one gender. Don’t criticise a woman for feeling threatened by this conversation. To grow up as a woman is a different experience to growing up transgender, we need this to be recognised as our sex is being appropriated.
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