British writer JK Rowling, author of the famous Harry Potter books, is facing death threats. She shared a message via social media from someone who wished her “a bomb in her mailbox”. Rowling has long been under fire for her alleged dislike of transgender people.
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JK Rowling wrote on Twitter, among other things, that young people with mental problems are nowadays very easily administered hormones and gender surgery is recommended, “while that may not be the right thing”. In her book Troubled Blood, which Rowling wrote under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith, the villain of the story is a man who dresses up as a woman. Critics saw in it evidence that she actually meant never to “trust a man in women’s clothing.”
It caused a storm of criticism, including from the well-known Dutch transwoman Nikkie de Jager. “And to think I was a huge Harry Potter fan. JK Rowling, you are a disgrace. You have no idea how much you hurt people. Shame on you”, wrote the celebrated presenter of the last Eurovision Song Contest.
Rowling herself has always denied having anything against transgender people. She says she has experienced domestic violence and sexual abuse in the past. “The reason I speak out about this is that I want to show solidarity with all those women who have a history just like me. They are called ‘big intolerance’ because they have a hard time with the idea that there are no different sexes.”
Despite this, she has been under fire ever since, now including death threats.
