Two major Harry Potter fan sites, unhappy with author JK Rowling’s views on transgender people, said today that they will no longer provide links to their personal website, use photos of her, or write about her outside of their role in creation. from the fantasy world they love. .
The sites, Leaky Caldron and Mugglenet, said in a joint statement that Rowling’s personal views are at odds with the attitudes reflected in his best-selling books. The combined sites have over a million Facebook fans.
Rowling was accused in the joint statement of presenting “damaging and disproved beliefs about what it means to be a transgender person.” His views on “marginalized people [are] out of tune with the message of acceptance and empowerment that we find in his books and celebrated by the Harry Potter community. “
Rowling issued a personal essay last month in an attempt to explain her beliefs about the rights of transgender people. She claimed that certain demands by transgender activists were dangerous for women. The trial was widely criticized by LGBTQ + advocacy groups, which called it transphobic.
The abandonment by fans is due to the stars of the Harry Potter films, including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint and Eddie Redmayne. Additionally, four authors left Rowling’s literary agency after the company declined to issue a public statement supporting the rights of transgender people.
“Our stance is firm: transgender women are women,” the statement from fans said. “Transgender men are men. Non-binary people are non-binary. Intersex people exist and should not be forced to live in the binary. We are with Harry Potter fans in these communities. While we do not condone mistreatment [Rowling] has received for conveying their views on transgender people, we must reject their beliefs. “
