JK Rowling has said that society’s openness to allowing young children to change gender represents “one of the worst medical scandals in a century”.
Rowling, 57, called for those responsible for helping children to transition to “follow the science” and said that virtually all studies showed the majority of individuals suffering from gender dysmorphia would grow out of it as they matured.
“If that’s the evidence, then why are we immediately putting children on a path to affirmative action,” she said.
“We are watching one of the worst medical scandals in a century. Those that should have known better — the medics and those who have unquestionably cheered this on — are creating a climate in which those trying to raise red flags have been intimidated and silenced.”
Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter novels, said that the percentage of young women seeking to change gender had increased dramatically. “Should we not be asking why that is happening?” she said.
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What Are We Doing To Our Children?