Since the famed author of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, came up in my last post, I thought you might like to read her public letter from June of last year, 2020. In it she documents her “fall from grace” in the eyes of Gender Ideologues. And many of her fans. But she has gained new fans for publicly stating that “biology is not bigotry.”
Of course, unlike Canadian Nurse Amy Hamm who publicly defended Rowling and jeopardized her career for doing so, Ms. Rowling is a multi-billionaire and can “take the heat” as they say. Still, no one, no matter how rich, enjoys having their reputation unjustifiably sullied. I’m glad a popular public figure bravely spoke out on this issue.
I was particularly agitated by the news from Rowling that a brave young feminist and lesbian Magdalen Berns, who Rowling followed on Twitter, was castigated by the Trans-Activist “Twitter mob” for saying she “didn’t believe lesbians should be called bigots for not dating trans women with penises.”
I’ve heard about similar attacks of other lesbians for refusing to accept Trans-women (with penises) as suitable partners. This is the warped logic some Trans-activists embrace and expect you to embrace as well. Or you will be publicly shamed. They must be accepted as who they say they are irrespective of biology.
Is this the world we want to live in? We better come up with some answers quick. Things are moving swiftly.
Rowling mentions a hopeful sign, though. She knew she was going to be attacked for publicly supporting someone fired from her job “for what were deemed ‘transphobic’ tweets.” But she gratefully received an avalanche of support as well from the silent majority who also worry about today’s “climate of fear” generated by Gender Ideologues.
Following the link below you will learn another acronym coined by Trans-Activitists, TERF which stands for Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist. I’ve already highlighted one Radical Feminist in a previous post. And will continue to do so in future posts. Many self-described Radical Feminists are convinced Gender Ideology is hurting women.
Read what Rowling had to say about our uncivil “toxic” age. Adults need to cease “cowering before the tactics of the playground.” She posted a very informed letter on her blog, succinctly covering most of the bases I’ve blogged about in the last few months. And has earned my respect. See if she can earn yours.
LINK DISCLAIMER footnote:1 Links from this blog to online resources don’t necessarily mean I support everything found on these sites. But as adults we should embrace viewpoint diversity. And make alliances where we can.
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If you’ve just found my blog and are intrigued about the issue and want to learn more, I highly recommend a book by Abigail Shrier.
Shrier is a graduate of Columbia College who went on to earn a bachelor of philosophy degree from the University of Oxford and a JD from Yale Law School. Her book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters was named a “best book” by The Economist and The Times of London. [2020, 2021]