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J.K. Rowling's transphobia controversy

J.K. Rowling's public criticism of transgender rights and gender identity policy, prompting accusations of transphobia and a public rift with Harry Potter actors and LGBTQ+ advocates

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How have major news outlets and LGBTQ+ organizations summarized Rowling's statements and their impacts?

Major news outlets have framed J.K. Rowling’s public comments on sex and gender as a sustained, controversial intervention that many outlets call “gender-critical” or transphobic and that has produced...