After the controversy sparked during the Olympics, aimed at the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, also on the occasion of the Paralympics the writer J.K. Rowling reiterated his opposition to the participation of transgender athletes (Khelif is not), lashing out against the Italian Valentina Petrillodismissed as a fraud, a swindler like Lance Armstrongthe American cyclist banned for life for doping.
Rowling calls Petrillo a “cheat”
This is not the first time that Rowling has expressed critical positions towards the inclusion of transgender people, and for this reason she has often been accused of transphobic positions. In July she had contested the presence in the ring of Khelif, who later won the gold medal in the competition. This time theHarry Potter author took it out on 51-year-old Petrillo, calling her a cheator a cheater.
Valentina Petrillo: “I’m going to the Paralympics as a transgender athlete and I’d like to be invisible”
by Niccolò Maurelli
Who is Valentina Petrillo?
Petrillo, 51, did not qualify for the finals in the 400 meters in the T12 category, which is dedicated to people with visual impairments. In the coming days she will also compete in the 200 meters, after being diagnosed with Stargardt disease, which affects the retina, at 14 years old. A disability that did not stop her from playing five-a-side football for the blind, and then, in her 40s, from dedicating herself to running, winning 11 national titles in the men’s category of Paralympic athletics.
The controversy over Petrillo’s participation
In 2019, finally, she began the process of gender reassignment, obtaining permission from the International Federation World Para Athletics to compete in women’s competitions. A decision that many observers consider absolutely illegitimate. In line with Rowling’s thoughts, who expressed all her indignation via Twitter: “Why all this anger over the much-inspiring Petrillo? The cheating community has never had so much visibility”. And again: “Proclaimed cheaters like Petrillo demonstrate that the era of cheat-shaming It’s over. What a model! So I say, let’s give Lance Armstrong his medals back and move on.”
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