I must have been on my fourth or fifth cancellation by then. In the blog post, Rowling states that she has "five reasons for being worried about the new trans activism, and deciding I need to speak up. She also brings up the topic of "detransitioning," in which a trans person transitions back to their sex assigned at birth, calling it an "increasing" phenomenon.
While there is little information available on people who detransition, what is available appears to indicate it is an infrequent occurrence. In a survey of nearly 28, people conducted by the U. The most common reason for detransitioning, according to the survey, was pressure from a parent, while only 0.
And the results of a year survey published in of a cohort of transgender people in Sweden found that about 2 percent of participants expressed regret after undergoing gender-affirming surgery. Later in the piece, where Rowling reveals that she is a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault, she uses this traumatic history to discuss her fifth reason why she's "deeply concerned about the consequences of the current trans activism.
At the same time, I do not want to make natal girls and women less safe. That is the simple truth," she wrote. Explaining her final reason, she wrote: "I've been in the public eye now for over 20 years and have never talked publicly about being a domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor. I didn't want to claim sole ownership of a story that belongs to her, too.
Radcliffe, the star of the Harry Potter film series, and Eddie Redmayne, who leads the cast of the Fantastic Beasts movies, have both criticised Rowling for her comments about transgender issues. Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the Potter franchise, said : "Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren't who they say they are.
The row began last weekend, after Rowling responded to a headline on an online article discussing "people who menstruate" by writing in a tweet: "I'm sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out.
Critics accused her of being transphobic, but Rowling said she stood by her comments, saying it "isn't hate to speak the truth".
I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. I do not believe it's hateful to say so," she said.
In December last year, the author voiced her support for a researcher who was sacked after tweeting that transgender people cannot change their biological sex. In the blog post on Wednesday, Rowling said she was motivated to address transgender issues through her Twitter account because of what she sees as an increasingly misogynistic society.
Feminist blogger Claire Heuchan said she had "a whole new level of respect for her courage and compassion". But writer and YouTuber Jackson Bird, who wrote about how Harry Potter fandom helped him come out as trans in his memoir, told Variety he was disappointed with Rowling. British actor John Cleese also recently reiterated his previously public support of Rowling in the matter, and wrote on Twitter, "I'm afraid I'm not that interested in trans folks.
Stating that she's a survivor of sexual assault and domestic abuse, she added, "So I want trans women to be safe. At the same time, I do not want to make natal girls and women less safe. GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis responded to the piece, calling it a "misinformed and dangerous missive about transgender people" that "flies in the face of medical and psychological experts and devalues trans people accounts of their own lives.
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