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Political views of J. K. Rowling

January 01, 1970

British author J. K. Rowling, writer of Harry Potter and other Wizarding World works, has garnered attention for her support of the Labour Party under Gordon Brown and her criticism of the party under Jeremy Corbyn, as well as her opposition to the Republican Party under Donald Trump. She opposed Scottish independence in a 2014 referendum and Brexit during the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union.

Author J.K. Rowling reads from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone at the 2010 Easter Egg Roll at the White House.

Since late 2019, Rowling has publicly voiced her opinions on transgender people and related civil rights. Rowling has used language and expressed her views towards transgender people in a manner which has frequently been referred to as transphobic by LGBT rights organizations and some feminists, even as she has received support from other feminists.

British politics edit

J. K. Rowling has been a long-time friend of Gordon Brown (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010) and his wife Sarah Brown. In September 2008, Rowling donated £1 million to the Labour Party and commended Brown's commitment to improving the lives of poor families.[1] Rowling praised Brown in a 2009 Time magazine essay, saying she "still wanted him in charge".[2] Rowling was critical of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party.[3][4]

Scottish independence edit

As a resident of Edinburgh, Rowling was eligible to vote in the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, and intended to vote "No".[5][failed verification] She donated £1 million (US$1,694,000) to the Better Together anti-independence campaign,[6] led by her former neighbour and friend Alistair Darling, and used the "Death Eaters" characters from her Harry Potter series—who reject wizards unless they have pure blood—as a reference in her explanation of her donation: "when people try to make this debate about the purity of your lineage, things start getting a little Death Eaterish for my taste".[7] In Rowling's post-donation blog post in mid-June 2014, she explained that she is "friendly" with members of both campaigns and stated a belief that "there are intelligent, thoughtful people on both sides of this question".[8][9]

In 2018, Rowling tweeted that she was tired of "blood and soil ethno-nationalists marching with" civic campaigners. She also stated that Scottish nationalism "contains traces of bigotry".[10]

Brexit edit

Rowling opposed Brexit and campaigned for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union, in the run up to the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union, stating on her website that "I'm the mongrel product of this European continent and I'm an internationalist. I was raised by a Francophile mother whose family was proud of their part-French heritage .... My values are not contained or proscribed by borders. The absence of a visa when I cross the channel has symbolic value to me. I might not be in my house, but I'm still in my hometown."[11]

Rowling expressed concern that "racists and bigots" were directing parts of the Leave campaign. In a blog post, she added: "How can a retreat into selfish and insecure individualism be the right response when Europe faces genuine threats, when the bonds that tie us are so powerful, when we have come so far together? How can we hope to conquer the enormous challenges of terrorism and climate change without cooperation and collaboration?"[12]

International politics edit

United States edit

Rowling told a Spanish newspaper in February 2008 that the politics of the United States had negatively impacted not only the US, but the UK as well; she stated that "it is a pity that Clinton and Obama have to be rivals because both are extraordinary."[13]

Rowling advised the 2008 graduating class of Harvard, "the great majority of you belong to the world's only remaining superpower. The way you vote, the way you live, the way you protest, the pressure you bring to bear on your government, has an impact way beyond your borders. That is your privilege, and your burden."[14]

Rowling made analogies between Donald Trump and Voldemort after the Republican presidential candidate called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States on 7 December 2015.[15]

Native American issues edit

On 7 October 2016, Rowling released on Pottermore four pieces of writing exclusively as an introduction to the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, titled History of Magic in North America. It included her fictionalised ideas of "Native American Magic."[16][17][18][19] Her use of Native American religious figures and symbolism from contemporary, living cultures for this work of fiction was met with protests by Native American communities; she was accused of racial insensitivity, violation of intellectual property rights, disrespect and appropriating "Native traditions while erasing Native peoples."[20] While usually friendly and actively engaged with her fanbase on social media, after answering one question about her interpretation of skinwalkers that resulted in "thousands of tweets directed at her about these concerns",[20] The Washington Post wrote that "Native people took to Twitter to voice their disappointment and demand a response from Rowling, who has not answered her detractors online."[17] "She has not addressed it at all", wrote Adrienne Keene. "The silence is noted, and it's deafening."[16]

European migrant crisis edit

In 2015, Rowling expressed support for refugees.[21][22]

Ukraine edit

In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Rowling has publicly expressed support for Ukraine, pledging to match funding for aid to children trapped in orphanages in Ukraine.[23] She also publicly expressed opposition to Russian president Vladimir Putin.[24]

In a speech made on 25 March 2022, Putin alleged that Russian culture was being "cancelled" in Western countries, and compared Russia to Rowling "[falling] out of favour with fans of so-called gender freedoms" in reference to her statements on transgender people.[25][26] Rowling rejected Putin's comparison,[27] saying criticism of cancel culture is "possibly not best made" by people that kill civilians or imprison their critics.[28][29]

Israel edit

On 22 October 2015, a letter was published in The Guardian signed by Rowling (along with over 150 other figures from arts and politics) opposing the cultural boycott of Israel, and announcing the creation of a network for dialogue, called Culture for Coexistence.[30] Rowling later explained her position in more detail, saying that although she opposed most of Benjamin Netanyahu's actions she did not think the cultural boycott would bring about the removal of Israel's leader or help improve the situation in Israel and Palestine.[31]

Free speech edit

Rowling wrote about what it meant to be British saying, "It means a welfare state of which we should be fiercely proud and a tradition of tolerance and free speech we should defend to our last collective breath."[32]

Rowling—long known to be litigious[33][34]—has a long record of taking or threatening legal action against those who say things about her she dislikes, including journalists.[35][36][37] In 2016, she threatened to sue an MP elected for the SNP for criticising her interactions with a troll known for posting misogynistic abuse of Rowling's opponents.[38] Her opponents, such as India Willoughby, have said that Rowling's wealth and tendency to threaten suits has resulted in a situation where "no one will publish anything negative about her".[39]

A Letter on Justice and Open Debate edit

Main article: A Letter on Justice and Open Debate

In July 2020, Rowling signed an open letter published in Harper's Magazine titled "A Letter on Justice and Open Debate",[40] with 150 other public figures, largely writers and academics. The letter states in part, "The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted", criticises "a vogue for public shaming and ostracism" and "a blinding moral certainty", warns of fear spreading in the arts and media, and denounces President Donald Trump as "a real threat to democracy".[41][42][43][44]

Objections to the letter included accusations that Rowling and the other signatories had powerful means to publish their opinions, and that it was disingenuous to attempt to silence others who might offer criticism of their views.[45][46][47][48] Some thought that Rowling was trying to specifically suppress criticism about her statements concerning transgender topics.[45] After learning who also signed the letter, Jennifer Finney Boylan expressed regret over her support, and stated she would not have signed had she known who the other signatories were.[44] Several of the signers defended their letter, describing it as a stand against what they called the "forces of illiberalism".[41]

Transgender rights edit

Rowling's responses to proposed changes to Scottish gender recognition laws[49][50][a] and her views on sex and gender have provoked controversy.[53] Her statements have divided feminists,[54][55][56] fuelled debates on freedom of speech,[57][58] academic freedom[52] and cancel culture,[59] and prompted support for transgender people from the arts sector.[60][61][62] Her statements are deemed transphobic by critics[63] and she has been referred to as a TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist)[64][63][65] in response to comments she made on Twitter.[66] She rejects these characterisations.[67][68] As her views on the legal status of transgender people came under scrutiny,[52] she received insults and death threats[69][70] and discussion moved beyond Twitter.[71] Some performers and feminists have supported Rowling and condemned comments against her.[71][72][68]

Rowling's views on trans individuals were first noted in 2018 when she "liked" a tweet that described trans women as "men in dresses". This garnered criticism from her fans who accused her of being transphobic. Her spokesperson told PinkNews that Rowling had "favorited" the tweet by mistake.[73] In December 2019, Rowling tweeted support for Maya Forstater, who lost her job with the Center for Global Development due to gender-critical views, and is the subject of Forstater v Centre for Global Development Europe.[74] In 2020, Rowling spoke out against a Devex article for using the phrase "people who menstruate" instead of "women". She stated that denying the reality of biological sex erases the experiences of women worldwide and eliminates the possibility of same-sex attraction.[75][76]

In June 2020, Rowling responded to criticism by stating that "sex is real and has lived consequences", while additionally writing: "I respect every trans person’s right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable to them."[77] Later that month she addressed criticism by posting an essay on her site.[67] She wrote that many women consider terms like "people who menstruate" to be demeaning.[78] She said she was concerned that girls were transitioning in order to escape sexism, and said trans activism was "seeking to erode 'woman' as a political and biological class".[78][79] She said she was a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault, and stated that "When you throw open the doors of bathrooms and changing rooms to any man who believes or feels he's a woman...then you open the door to any and all men who wish to come inside".[78] She also stated in her essay: "I believe the majority of trans-identified people not only pose zero threat to others, but are vulnerable ... Trans people need and deserve protection ... I feel nothing but empathy and solidarity with trans women who've been abused by men."[78][80][81]

In September 2020, Rowling promoted an online store selling transphobic merchandise on Twitter.[82] Along with a photo of herself wearing a T-shirt bought from the store, Rowling shared a link towards its website, where other listed products showcased phrases such as "Transwomen are men", "Woman is not a costume" and "Transition = conversion therapy".[82]

In March 2022, Rowling criticised Labour party leader Keir Starmer who said "trans women are women" in his personal opinion and according to British law. She accused him of misrepresenting the law and said "the Labour Party can no longer be counted on to defend women's rights".[83]

During Lesbian Visibility Week in April 2022, Rowling tweeted a picture of Allison Bailey, captioned "Allison Bailey marches for LGB rights". Linda Riley, who started the new Lesbian Visibility Week in the UK, distanced herself from Rowling's views on trans people and accused Rowling of using Lesbian Visibility Week "to stir up hate in our community".[84] Rowling responded to in a tweet publicly sharing the picture of a trans woman and commenting on her appearance.[85][86][87]

In May 2022, Rowling called the treatment of a schoolgirl who left her school after raising questions on sex to a speaker on transphobia, "utterly shameful".[88] In October 2022, Rowling voiced opposition to the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill aimed at expanding the rights of trans people, calling Nicola Sturgeon a "destroyer of women's rights".[89]

In December 2022, Rowling announced she was opening a sexual assault crisis centre, Beira's Place, exclusively for cisgender female victims of sexual violence. The Guardian quoted rape crisis specialists as saying it "would provide much-needed extra provision, because existing services were being overwhelmed by new cases" and noted that "under the Equality Act, services that exclude trans women are lawful if they are proportionate and legitimate".[90] In response to a fan praising this decision, Rowling tweeted "Merry Terfmas".[91][92][93]

Rowling commented in a 2023 podcast that she "never set out to upset anyone" but was "not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal." Rowling has stated that she is not concerned about how her opposition to trans rights will affect her legacy.[94][95][96][97] In June 2023, Rowling called the term cisgender "ideological language signifying belief in the unfalsifiable concept of gender identity."[98]

In February 2024, Rowling donated £70,000 to a crowd-funding appeal by For Women Scotland in support of their legal case challenging the definition of "woman". The appeal was started after the UK Supreme Court decided to grant the case a judicial review.[99][100][101] The case is one of many through which For Women Scotland are seeking to overturn the inclusion of trans women with gender recognition certificates in the legal definition of "woman" in some laws in Scotland.[102][103][104]

On 4 March 2024, Rowling deliberately misgendered broadcaster India Willoughby, a transgender woman, several times on Twitter.[105][106][107] Rowling called Willoughby "a man revelling in his misogynistic performance of what he thinks ‘woman’ means: narcissistic, shallow and exhibitionist”, and said she was "cosplaying a misogynistic male fantasy of what a woman is".[105] Willoughby posted "The one good thing is she and her followers can never again deny her transphobia" and that she had reported Rowling to Northumbria Police for an alleged hate crime.[108][109][110] On 6 March 2024, after Willoughby was interviewed by Byline TV about Rowling's prior comments, Rowling said that "in my view, India is a classic example of the male narcissist who lives in a state of perpetual rage that he can't compel women to take him at his own valuation" and said she had received legal advice that "I have a clearly winnable case against India Willoughby for defamation" and that "India's obsessive targeting of me over the past few years may meet the legal threshold for harassment".[110][111][112] The police later stated that Rowling's comments "did not meet the criminal threshold" and that they would not be investigating them further.[113][114][115]

On 13 March 2024, Rowling dismissed the fact that the Nazis burned books on early transgender healthcare during their raids on the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft as "a fever dream" on Twitter. Rowling went on to quote tweet another user's tweet which falsely claimed that trans people weren't targeted by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Her comments received widespread criticism, including from Alejandra Caraballo. Some, such as the Jewish newspaper The Forward, accused Rowling of Holocaust denial.[116][117][35] Rowling threatened journalist Rivkah Brown of Novara Media with legal action after Brown said Rowling was "now a Holocaust denier". Because of this legal threat, Brown posted a Tweet retracting and apologising for her prior statement. This caused “J.K. Rowling is a Holocaust denier” to trend on Twitter.[118][119][120]

On 1 April 2024, in response to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 going into effect, Rowling posted a Twitter thread in which she listed and misgendered several transgender women.[121][122] The women included several public figures as well as convicted sexual offenders. Clarissa-Jan Lim, a reporter for MSNBC, said Rowling grouping them together was "an apparent attempt to draw a connection between trans people and sexual perversion".[123][124] Throughout the thread, Rowling sarcastically referred to all the people as female, but at the end clarified, "Obviously, the people mentioned in the above tweets aren't women at all, but men, every last one of them."[125][126] Rowling said that, if her comments were illegal under the new law, she "looked forward to being arrested".[127] Later, a spokesperson for Police Scotland said that Rowling's statements were "not assessed to be criminal and no further action will be taken."[128] The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, defended Rowling, saying "people should not be criminalised for stating simple facts on biology".[129][130]

Reactions edit

Several actors known for portraying Rowling's characters in the Wizarding World criticised her views directly, or spoke out in support of trans rights, namely Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint as well as Eddie Redmayne among others.[131][132][133] In April 2024, following the publication of the Cass Review, Rowling said she would not accept apologies from Radcliffe or Watson for their support of transgender people were they to be given.[134][135][136]

Other actors in the franchise have come to Rowling's defence. Helena Bonham Carter[137] and Ralph Fiennes[138][139] spoke out in support of Rowling. Actress Noma Dumezweni initially expressed support for Rowling but rescinded this following backlash.[140] Evanna Lynch initially criticised Rowling's views but later condemned the intense backlash against her.[141]

The June 2020 essay was nominated by the BBC's Amol Rajan for the Russell prize for best writing. The broadcaster said it appreciated Rowling's "bravery" for writing the blog despite the reaction it caused, and the nomination did not mean the BBC supported Rowling's argument.[142][58] Among those who disputed the claims in Rowling's essay were Stonewall;[143] Mermaids, a charity for gender non-conforming children, which criticised Rowling for what it saw as Rowling conflating "trans women with male sexual predators";[144][145] and CEO of GLAAD Sarah Kate Ellis, who said it could create a dangerous environment for the trans community.[146] Feminist gender theorist Judith Butler considered Rowling's claims to be "a rich fantasy" that did not describe social reality.[56][147] Women's rights groups in the United States had said in 2016 that 200 municipalities which allowed trans people to use women's shelters reported no rise in violence.[148]

Warner Bros. Entertainment and Universal Studios Parks & Resorts released statements in June 2020, emphasising their prioritisation of LGBTQ+ inclusion and diversity, but did not directly mention Rowling or her comments.[149][150] Rowling received support from actors Robbie Coltrane[151] and Brian Cox,[152] and some feminists[153] such as Ayaan Hirsi Ali.[154] The radical feminist Julie Bindel stated that Rowling has always been a feminist and has inspired people "to look into issues of sex-based discrimination".[153]

In June 2020, the Equality Act was blocked in the U.S. Senate. Republican senator James Lankford cited Rowling's essay as part of his reasoning for opposing the bill.[155] Four authors resigned in protest from the Blair Partnership, Rowling's literary agency, after the company refused to issue a public statement of support for trans rights, saying that "freedom of speech can only be upheld if the structural inequalities that hinder equal opportunities for underrepresented groups are challenged and changed."[156]

In July 2020, following the threat of legal action, British children's newssite The Day publicly apologised to Rowling after publishing an article that suggested her comments caused harm to and attacked trans people, made comparisons between Rowling's views and those of Wagner on race and Picasso on women, and called for her work to be boycotted. The publication agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to a charity of Rowling's choice.[157] Rowling returned her Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award in August 2020, after RFKHR president Kerry Kennedy called her statements "deeply troubling", "transphobic" and degrading towards trans people.[158][159][160] Rowling stated that she was "deeply saddened" to be returning the award, reiterating her admiration for Robert Kennedy, but said that no award "means so much to me that I would forfeit the right to follow the dictates of my own conscience."[158]

While expressing empathy towards trans individuals, her comments were labelled as "cruel" and "anti-trans" by media advocacy group GLAAD.[161][162] The fansites MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron have expressed criticism towards Rowling.[163]

A Rowling novel Troubled Blood was published in 2020, receiving criticism for its portrayal of a murderous man who dresses as a woman when killing.[164][165] A spokesperson for the charity Mermaids condemned the novel for "tired tropes" that demonise trans people by presenting them as a threat.[166] A review in The Guardian stated the character was "just one of many suspects" and he is not "portrayed as trans or even called a 'transvestite' by Rowling."[167] In September 2020, a letter in support of Rowling, signed by 58 entertainers and authors, including Ian McEwan, actress Frances Barber, playwright Tom Stoppard and actor Griff Rhys Jones, was published in The Sunday Times. The letter condemned the "onslaught of abuse" directed at Rowling on social media, describing such behaviour as an "insidious, authoritarian and misogynistic trend".[168][169] Actor Eddie Redmayne similarly condemned the abuse targeted at Rowling, whilst also condemning the abuse towards trans people.[170] Genderfluid comedian and actor Eddie Izzard stated that she does not consider Rowling transphobic and encouraged people to read Rowling's work about the topic.[171][172] In an interview with New Statesman, philosopher and gender theorist Judith Butler agreed that Rowling should not be subject to abuse, but urged people to oppose any form of abuse against trans people.[147]

In a 2021 essay for New Statesman, former British prime minister Tony Blair expressed his belief that Labour could not win if it "looked askance" at Rowling's views on trans people, calling for open debate on the issue.[173] In his 2021 Netflix stand-up comedy special The Closer, comedian Dave Chappelle expressed support for Rowling, declaring himself "Team TERF".[174] Several US quidditch leagues decided to change the name of the sport to "distance themselves from the works of JK Rowling" because of her comments.[175]

The 2022 HBO Max special Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts featured only archival interviews from 2019 of Rowling.[176] Critics speculated lack of new footage was due to her comments on trans issues.[177] Entertainment Weekly reported that Rowling had been invited to take part but felt the archival footage was sufficient, and denied her decision was related to the controversy on transgender issues.[178]

In December 2023 the online New Zealand publication The Spinoff reported that the Auckland War Memorial Museum had cancelled plans to host a Fantastic Beasts exhibit due to several staff members expressing concerns to the management about Rowling's views on transgender people.[179]

Eating disorders edit

In 2006, Rowling criticised skinny models, describing that their "only function in the world appears to be supporting the trade in overpriced handbags and rat-sized dogs". She condemned societal beauty standards in "this skinny-obsessed world" and magazine covers that feature people who are "either seriously ill or suffering from an eating disorder".[180]

Rowling was criticised both for her comments on underweight people—hoping her daughters would not become "empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones"—and for the portrayal of overweight people in Harry Potter; Rowling responded that Harry Potter characters who are "on the plumper side" include "several of my most important, admirable and lovable characters".[181]

Abortion edit

In 2017, Rowling expressed her opposition to the Mexico City Policy that blocked US government support for international organisation that provided abortion counseling, when it was reinstated by Donald Trump, and said that she supported abortion rights, especially in underdeveloped countries.[182]

Other edit

Amnesty International edit

Rowling's employment at Amnesty International made her realise that "imagination is what allows us to empathise with people who have suffered horribly and to act on their behalf." The danger of inaction, Rowling said, comes from people who "prefer not to exercise their imaginations at all."[14]

Environment edit

Rowling was recognised in 2007 with the Canadian Order of the Forest after demanding that her books be printed on "eco-friendly" papers.[183]

In 2008, Rowling blocked the Finnish publication of her latest Harry Potter novel on paper from Finland because it lacked the ecologically friendly certification she favours.[184]

Literature edit

Rowling joined others in opposing age banding of children's books, signing a 2008 petition stating that the proposal to impose age-guidance ranges is "ill-conceived, damaging to the interests of young readers and highly unlikely to make the slightest difference to sales".[185]

See also edit

Explanatory notes edit

  1. ^ The UK laws and proposed changes are the Gender Recognition Act 2004, the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, and the related Equality Act 2010.[51][52][53]

References edit

Citations edit

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British author J K Rowling writer of Harry Potter and other Wizarding World works has garnered attention for her support of the Labour Party under Gordon Brown and her criticism of the party under Jeremy Corbyn as well as her opposition to the Republican Party under Donald Trump She opposed Scottish independence in a 2014 referendum and Brexit during the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union Author J K Rowling reads from Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone at the 2010 Easter Egg Roll at the White House Since late 2019 Rowling has publicly voiced her opinions on transgender people and related civil rights Rowling has used language and expressed her views towards transgender people in a manner which has frequently been referred to as transphobic by LGBT rights organizations and some feminists even as she has received support from other feminists Contents 1 British politics 1 1 Scottish independence 1 2 Brexit 2 International politics 2 1 United States 2 1 1 Native American issues 2 2 European migrant crisis 2 3 Ukraine 2 4 Israel 3 Free speech 3 1 A Letter on Justice and Open Debate 4 Transgender rights 4 1 Reactions 5 Eating disorders 6 Abortion 7 Other 7 1 Amnesty International 7 2 Environment 7 3 Literature 8 See also 9 Explanatory notes 10 References 10 1 Citations 10 2 Journal and book sourcesBritish politics editJ K Rowling has been a long time friend of Gordon Brown Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010 and his wife Sarah Brown In September 2008 Rowling donated 1 million to the Labour Party and commended Brown s commitment to improving the lives of poor families 1 Rowling praised Brown in a 2009 Time magazine essay saying she still wanted him in charge 2 Rowling was critical of Jeremy Corbyn s leadership of the Labour Party 3 4 Scottish independence edit As a resident of Edinburgh Rowling was eligible to vote in the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence and intended to vote No 5 failed verification She donated 1 million US 1 694 000 to the Better Together anti independence campaign 6 led by her former neighbour and friend Alistair Darling and used the Death Eaters characters from her Harry Potter series who reject wizards unless they have pure blood as a reference in her explanation of her donation when people try to make this debate about the purity of your lineage things start getting a little Death Eaterish for my taste 7 In Rowling s post donation blog post in mid June 2014 she explained that she is friendly with members of both campaigns and stated a belief that there are intelligent thoughtful people on both sides of this question 8 9 In 2018 Rowling tweeted that she was tired of blood and soil ethno nationalists marching with civic campaigners She also stated that Scottish nationalism contains traces of bigotry 10 Brexit edit Rowling opposed Brexit and campaigned for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union in the run up to the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union stating on her website that I m the mongrel product of this European continent and I m an internationalist I was raised by a Francophile mother whose family was proud of their part French heritage My values are not contained or proscribed by borders The absence of a visa when I cross the channel has symbolic value to me I might not be in my house but I m still in my hometown 11 Rowling expressed concern that racists and bigots were directing parts of the Leave campaign In a blog post she added How can a retreat into selfish and insecure individualism be the right response when Europe faces genuine threats when the bonds that tie us are so powerful when we have come so far together How can we hope to conquer the enormous challenges of terrorism and climate change without cooperation and collaboration 12 International politics editUnited States edit Rowling told a Spanish newspaper in February 2008 that the politics of the United States had negatively impacted not only the US but the UK as well she stated that it is a pity that Clinton and Obama have to be rivals because both are extraordinary 13 Rowling advised the 2008 graduating class of Harvard the great majority of you belong to the world s only remaining superpower The way you vote the way you live the way you protest the pressure you bring to bear on your government has an impact way beyond your borders That is your privilege and your burden 14 Rowling made analogies between Donald Trump and Voldemort after the Republican presidential candidate called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States on 7 December 2015 15 Native American issues edit On 7 October 2016 Rowling released on Pottermore four pieces of writing exclusively as an introduction to the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them titled History of Magic in North America It included her fictionalised ideas of Native American Magic 16 17 18 19 Her use of Native American religious figures and symbolism from contemporary living cultures for this work of fiction was met with protests by Native American communities she was accused of racial insensitivity violation of intellectual property rights disrespect and appropriating Native traditions while erasing Native peoples 20 While usually friendly and actively engaged with her fanbase on social media after answering one question about her interpretation of skinwalkers that resulted in thousands of tweets directed at her about these concerns 20 The Washington Post wrote that Native people took to Twitter to voice their disappointment and demand a response from Rowling who has not answered her detractors online 17 She has not addressed it at all wrote Adrienne Keene The silence is noted and it s deafening 16 European migrant crisis edit In 2015 Rowling expressed support for refugees 21 22 Ukraine edit In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 Rowling has publicly expressed support for Ukraine pledging to match funding for aid to children trapped in orphanages in Ukraine 23 She also publicly expressed opposition to Russian president Vladimir Putin 24 In a speech made on 25 March 2022 Putin alleged that Russian culture was being cancelled in Western countries and compared Russia to Rowling falling out of favour with fans of so called gender freedoms in reference to her statements on transgender people 25 26 Rowling rejected Putin s comparison 27 saying criticism of cancel culture is possibly not best made by people that kill civilians or imprison their critics 28 29 Israel edit On 22 October 2015 a letter was published in The Guardian signed by Rowling along with over 150 other figures from arts and politics opposing the cultural boycott of Israel and announcing the creation of a network for dialogue called Culture for Coexistence 30 Rowling later explained her position in more detail saying that although she opposed most of Benjamin Netanyahu s actions she did not think the cultural boycott would bring about the removal of Israel s leader or help improve the situation in Israel and Palestine 31 Free speech editRowling wrote about what it meant to be British saying It means a welfare state of which we should be fiercely proud and a tradition of tolerance and free speech we should defend to our last collective breath 32 Rowling long known to be litigious 33 34 has a long record of taking or threatening legal action against those who say things about her she dislikes including journalists 35 36 37 In 2016 she threatened to sue an MP elected for the SNP for criticising her interactions with a troll known for posting misogynistic abuse of Rowling s opponents 38 Her opponents such as India Willoughby have said that Rowling s wealth and tendency to threaten suits has resulted in a situation where no one will publish anything negative about her 39 A Letter on Justice and Open Debate edit Main article A Letter on Justice and Open Debate In July 2020 Rowling signed an open letter published in Harper s Magazine titled A Letter on Justice and Open Debate 40 with 150 other public figures largely writers and academics The letter states in part The free exchange of information and ideas the lifeblood of a liberal society is daily becoming more constricted criticises a vogue for public shaming and ostracism and a blinding moral certainty warns of fear spreading in the arts and media and denounces President Donald Trump as a real threat to democracy 41 42 43 44 Objections to the letter included accusations that Rowling and the other signatories had powerful means to publish their opinions and that it was disingenuous to attempt to silence others who might offer criticism of their views 45 46 47 48 Some thought that Rowling was trying to specifically suppress criticism about her statements concerning transgender topics 45 After learning who also signed the letter Jennifer Finney Boylan expressed regret over her support and stated she would not have signed had she known who the other signatories were 44 Several of the signers defended their letter describing it as a stand against what they called the forces of illiberalism 41 Transgender rights editIt has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled J K Rowling views on transgender issues Discuss April 2024 Rowling s responses to proposed changes to Scottish gender recognition laws 49 50 a and her views on sex and gender have provoked controversy 53 Her statements have divided feminists 54 55 56 fuelled debates on freedom of speech 57 58 academic freedom 52 and cancel culture 59 and prompted support for transgender people from the arts sector 60 61 62 Her statements are deemed transphobic by critics 63 and she has been referred to as a TERF trans exclusionary radical feminist 64 63 65 in response to comments she made on Twitter 66 She rejects these characterisations 67 68 As her views on the legal status of transgender people came under scrutiny 52 she received insults and death threats 69 70 and discussion moved beyond Twitter 71 Some performers and feminists have supported Rowling and condemned comments against her 71 72 68 Rowling s views on trans individuals were first noted in 2018 when she liked a tweet that described trans women as men in dresses This garnered criticism from her fans who accused her of being transphobic Her spokesperson told PinkNews that Rowling had favorited the tweet by mistake 73 In December 2019 Rowling tweeted support for Maya Forstater who lost her job with the Center for Global Development due to gender critical views and is the subject of Forstater v Centre for Global Development Europe 74 In 2020 Rowling spoke out against a Devex article for using the phrase people who menstruate instead of women She stated that denying the reality of biological sex erases the experiences of women worldwide and eliminates the possibility of same sex attraction 75 76 In June 2020 Rowling responded to criticism by stating that sex is real and has lived consequences while additionally writing I respect every trans person s right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable to them 77 Later that month she addressed criticism by posting an essay on her site 67 She wrote that many women consider terms like people who menstruate to be demeaning 78 She said she was concerned that girls were transitioning in order to escape sexism and said trans activism was seeking to erode woman as a political and biological class 78 79 She said she was a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault and stated that When you throw open the doors of bathrooms and changing rooms to any man who believes or feels he s a woman then you open the door to any and all men who wish to come inside 78 She also stated in her essay I believe the majority of trans identified people not only pose zero threat to others but are vulnerable Trans people need and deserve protection I feel nothing but empathy and solidarity with trans women who ve been abused by men 78 80 81 In September 2020 Rowling promoted an online store selling transphobic merchandise on Twitter 82 Along with a photo of herself wearing a T shirt bought from the store Rowling shared a link towards its website where other listed products showcased phrases such as Transwomen are men Woman is not a costume and Transition conversion therapy 82 In March 2022 Rowling criticised Labour party leader Keir Starmer who said trans women are women in his personal opinion and according to British law She accused him of misrepresenting the law and said the Labour Party can no longer be counted on to defend women s rights 83 During Lesbian Visibility Week in April 2022 Rowling tweeted a picture of Allison Bailey captioned Allison Bailey marches for LGB rights Linda Riley who started the new Lesbian Visibility Week in the UK distanced herself from Rowling s views on trans people and accused Rowling of using Lesbian Visibility Week to stir up hate in our community 84 Rowling responded to in a tweet publicly sharing the picture of a trans woman and commenting on her appearance 85 86 87 In May 2022 Rowling called the treatment of a schoolgirl who left her school after raising questions on sex to a speaker on transphobia utterly shameful 88 In October 2022 Rowling voiced opposition to the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill aimed at expanding the rights of trans people calling Nicola Sturgeon a destroyer of women s rights 89 In December 2022 Rowling announced she was opening a sexual assault crisis centre Beira s Place exclusively for cisgender female victims of sexual violence The Guardian quoted rape crisis specialists as saying it would provide much needed extra provision because existing services were being overwhelmed by new cases and noted that under the Equality Act services that exclude trans women are lawful if they are proportionate and legitimate 90 In response to a fan praising this decision Rowling tweeted Merry Terfmas 91 92 93 Rowling commented in a 2023 podcast that she never set out to upset anyone but was not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal Rowling has stated that she is not concerned about how her opposition to trans rights will affect her legacy 94 95 96 97 In June 2023 Rowling called the term cisgender ideological language signifying belief in the unfalsifiable concept of gender identity 98 In February 2024 Rowling donated 70 000 to a crowd funding appeal by For Women Scotland in support of their legal case challenging the definition of woman The appeal was started after the UK Supreme Court decided to grant the case a judicial review 99 100 101 The case is one of many through which For Women Scotland are seeking to overturn the inclusion of trans women with gender recognition certificates in the legal definition of woman in some laws in Scotland 102 103 104 On 4 March 2024 Rowling deliberately misgendered broadcaster India Willoughby a transgender woman several times on Twitter 105 106 107 Rowling called Willoughby a man revelling in his misogynistic performance of what he thinks woman means narcissistic shallow and exhibitionist and said she was cosplaying a misogynistic male fantasy of what a woman is 105 Willoughby posted The one good thing is she and her followers can never again deny her transphobia and that she had reported Rowling to Northumbria Police for an alleged hate crime 108 109 110 On 6 March 2024 after Willoughby was interviewed by Byline TV about Rowling s prior comments Rowling said that in my view India is a classic example of the male narcissist who lives in a state of perpetual rage that he can t compel women to take him at his own valuation and said she had received legal advice that I have a clearly winnable case against India Willoughby for defamation and that India s obsessive targeting of me over the past few years may meet the legal threshold for harassment 110 111 112 The police later stated that Rowling s comments did not meet the criminal threshold and that they would not be investigating them further 113 114 115 On 13 March 2024 Rowling dismissed the fact that the Nazis burned books on early transgender healthcare during their raids on the Institut fur Sexualwissenschaft as a fever dream on Twitter Rowling went on to quote tweet another user s tweet which falsely claimed that trans people weren t targeted by the Nazis during the Holocaust Her comments received widespread criticism including from Alejandra Caraballo Some such as the Jewish newspaper The Forward accused Rowling of Holocaust denial 116 117 35 Rowling threatened journalist Rivkah Brown of Novara Media with legal action after Brown said Rowling was now a Holocaust denier Because of this legal threat Brown posted a Tweet retracting and apologising for her prior statement This caused J K Rowling is a Holocaust denier to trend on Twitter 118 119 120 On 1 April 2024 in response to the Hate Crime and Public Order Scotland Act 2021 going into effect Rowling posted a Twitter thread in which she listed and misgendered several transgender women 121 122 The women included several public figures as well as convicted sexual offenders Clarissa Jan Lim a reporter for MSNBC said Rowling grouping them together was an apparent attempt to draw a connection between trans people and sexual perversion 123 124 Throughout the thread Rowling sarcastically referred to all the people as female but at the end clarified Obviously the people mentioned in the above tweets aren t women at all but men every last one of them 125 126 Rowling said that if her comments were illegal under the new law she looked forward to being arrested 127 Later a spokesperson for Police Scotland said that Rowling s statements were not assessed to be criminal and no further action will be taken 128 The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Rowling saying people should not be criminalised for stating simple facts on biology 129 130 Reactions edit Several actors known for portraying Rowling s characters in the Wizarding World criticised her views directly or spoke out in support of trans rights namely Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson and Rupert Grint as well as Eddie Redmayne among others 131 132 133 In April 2024 following the publication of the Cass Review Rowling said she would not accept apologies from Radcliffe or Watson for their support of transgender people were they to be given 134 135 136 Other actors in the franchise have come to Rowling s defence Helena Bonham Carter 137 and Ralph Fiennes 138 139 spoke out in support of Rowling Actress Noma Dumezweni initially expressed support for Rowling but rescinded this following backlash 140 Evanna Lynch initially criticised Rowling s views but later condemned the intense backlash against her 141 The June 2020 essay was nominated by the BBC s Amol Rajan for the Russell prize for best writing The broadcaster said it appreciated Rowling s bravery for writing the blog despite the reaction it caused and the nomination did not mean the BBC supported Rowling s argument 142 58 Among those who disputed the claims in Rowling s essay were Stonewall 143 Mermaids a charity for gender non conforming children which criticised Rowling for what it saw as Rowling conflating trans women with male sexual predators 144 145 and CEO of GLAAD Sarah Kate Ellis who said it could create a dangerous environment for the trans community 146 Feminist gender theorist Judith Butler considered Rowling s claims to be a rich fantasy that did not describe social reality 56 147 Women s rights groups in the United States had said in 2016 that 200 municipalities which allowed trans people to use women s shelters reported no rise in violence 148 Warner Bros Entertainment and Universal Studios Parks amp Resorts released statements in June 2020 emphasising their prioritisation of LGBTQ inclusion and diversity but did not directly mention Rowling or her comments 149 150 Rowling received support from actors Robbie Coltrane 151 and Brian Cox 152 and some feminists 153 such as Ayaan Hirsi Ali 154 The radical feminist Julie Bindel stated that Rowling has always been a feminist and has inspired people to look into issues of sex based discrimination 153 In June 2020 the Equality Act was blocked in the U S Senate Republican senator James Lankford cited Rowling s essay as part of his reasoning for opposing the bill 155 Four authors resigned in protest from the Blair Partnership Rowling s literary agency after the company refused to issue a public statement of support for trans rights saying that freedom of speech can only be upheld if the structural inequalities that hinder equal opportunities for underrepresented groups are challenged and changed 156 In July 2020 following the threat of legal action British children s newssite The Day publicly apologised to Rowling after publishing an article that suggested her comments caused harm to and attacked trans people made comparisons between Rowling s views and those of Wagner on race and Picasso on women and called for her work to be boycotted The publication agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to a charity of Rowling s choice 157 Rowling returned her Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award in August 2020 after RFKHR president Kerry Kennedy called her statements deeply troubling transphobic and degrading towards trans people 158 159 160 Rowling stated that she was deeply saddened to be returning the award reiterating her admiration for Robert Kennedy but said that no award means so much to me that I would forfeit the right to follow the dictates of my own conscience 158 While expressing empathy towards trans individuals her comments were labelled as cruel and anti trans by media advocacy group GLAAD 161 162 The fansites MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron have expressed criticism towards Rowling 163 A Rowling novel Troubled Blood was published in 2020 receiving criticism for its portrayal of a murderous man who dresses as a woman when killing 164 165 A spokesperson for the charity Mermaids condemned the novel for tired tropes that demonise trans people by presenting them as a threat 166 A review in The Guardian stated the character was just one of many suspects and he is not portrayed as trans or even called a transvestite by Rowling 167 In September 2020 a letter in support of Rowling signed by 58 entertainers and authors including Ian McEwan actress Frances Barber playwright Tom Stoppard and actor Griff Rhys Jones was published in The Sunday Times The letter condemned the onslaught of abuse directed at Rowling on social media describing such behaviour as an insidious authoritarian and misogynistic trend 168 169 Actor Eddie Redmayne similarly condemned the abuse targeted at Rowling whilst also condemning the abuse towards trans people 170 Genderfluid comedian and actor Eddie Izzard stated that she does not consider Rowling transphobic and encouraged people to read Rowling s work about the topic 171 172 In an interview with New Statesman philosopher and gender theorist Judith Butler agreed that Rowling should not be subject to abuse but urged people to oppose any form of abuse against trans people 147 In a 2021 essay for New Statesman former British prime minister Tony Blair expressed his belief that Labour could not win if it looked askance at Rowling s views on trans people calling for open debate on the issue 173 In his 2021 Netflix stand up comedy special The Closer comedian Dave Chappelle expressed support for Rowling declaring himself Team TERF 174 Several US quidditch leagues decided to change the name of the sport to distance themselves from the works of JK Rowling because of her comments 175 The 2022 HBO Max special Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Return to Hogwarts featured only archival interviews from 2019 of Rowling 176 Critics speculated lack of new footage was due to her comments on trans issues 177 Entertainment Weekly reported that Rowling had been invited to take part but felt the archival footage was sufficient and denied her decision was related to the controversy on transgender issues 178 In December 2023 the online New Zealand publication The Spinoff reported that the Auckland War Memorial Museum had cancelled plans to host a Fantastic Beasts exhibit due to several staff members expressing concerns to the management about Rowling s views on transgender people 179 Eating disorders editIn 2006 Rowling criticised skinny models describing that their only function in the world appears to be supporting the trade in overpriced handbags and rat sized dogs She condemned societal beauty standards in this skinny obsessed world and magazine covers that feature people who are either seriously ill or suffering from an eating disorder 180 Rowling was criticised both for her comments on underweight people hoping her daughters would not become empty headed self obsessed emaciated clones and for the portrayal of overweight people in Harry Potter Rowling responded that Harry Potter characters who are on the plumper side include several of my most important admirable and lovable characters 181 Abortion editIn 2017 Rowling expressed her opposition to the Mexico City Policy that blocked US government support for international organisation that provided abortion counseling when it was reinstated by Donald Trump and said that she supported abortion rights especially in underdeveloped countries 182 Other editAmnesty International edit Rowling s employment at Amnesty International made her realise that imagination is what allows us to empathise with people who have suffered horribly and to act on their behalf The danger of inaction Rowling said comes from people who prefer not to exercise their imaginations at all 14 Environment edit Rowling was recognised in 2007 with the Canadian Order of the Forest after demanding that her books be printed on eco friendly papers 183 In 2008 Rowling blocked the Finnish publication of her latest Harry Potter novel on paper from Finland because it lacked the ecologically friendly certification she favours 184 Literature edit Rowling joined others in opposing age banding of children s books signing a 2008 petition stating that the proposal to impose age guidance ranges is ill conceived damaging to the interests of young readers and highly unlikely to make the slightest difference to sales 185 See also editPolitics of Harry PotterExplanatory notes edit The UK laws and proposed changes are the Gender Recognition Act 2004 the Gender Recognition Reform Scotland Bill and the related Equality Act 2010 51 52 53 References editCitations edit Leach Ben 20 September 2008 Harry Potter author JK Rowling gives 1 million to Labour The Daily Telegraph London Archived from the original on 16 July 2010 Retrieved 20 September 2008 J K Rowling 30 May 2009 Gordon Brown Time Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 Retrieved 5 January 2010 Asthana Anushka 1 September 2016 Rowling gave blast of reality on Jeremy Corbyn says Labour MP Guardian Archived from the original on 10 May 2020 Retrieved 12 June 2020 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