Deliberate and orchestrated silencing of trans rights supporters on GN

Trans woman are women

Trans men are men

Stating otherwise directly causes harm to the trans community, is disrespectful, denies their identity, defies advice given by the medical community, denies the protections given to by the equality act, ignores government advice and completely invalidates them.

Blaming the trans community as a whole for the actions of a few or for issues that arise from organisations looking for paths to accepting them directly causes fear and anger that empowers those who are unafraid to confront or even attack trans people who are simply living their everyday lives. It also endangers any woman not conforming to gender roles or whose appearance doesn't conform to gender norms.

The truth is that all of these discussions could easily have happened without ever doing either of those things.

All of these discussions could have happened in a compassionate and empathetic way.

That has not happened. Not for trans people and not for their allies.

Yes I realise I’ll be accused of transphobia just by asking, but what is exactly has JKR done to deserve (does anyone?) the death threats demos outside her house etc?

Any actual quotes or actions which mark her out as transphobic? (Rather than just questioning?). OP ?

That’s what bugs me. If anyone asks questions about safe spaces or keeping the term “women” they are instantly called transphobic

Mollygo

Rosie51
I always wonder what anyone has against JKR. She's given millions to charity and I've never yet found one person who can actually quote one bad/transphobic thing she's said. Maybe because there. isn't. one. Criticise her writing if it isn't to your taste, but to dislike a person, give reasons, especially if you have no personal contact or knowledge of said person.

Good post Rosie51 with some excellent points.
I wouldn’t dare ask that, but perhaps you haven’t been warned.

No warnings here but I think I have some idea of hidden agendas. You'd almost think some know where the bodies are buried ??? It's not only Boris needs to quake in his boots!

Rosie51
I always wonder what anyone has against JKR. She's given millions to charity and I've never yet found one person who can actually quote one bad/transphobic thing she's said. Maybe because there. isn't. one. Criticise her writing if it isn't to your taste, but to dislike a person, give reasons, especially if you have no personal contact or knowledge of said person.

Good post Rosie51 with some excellent points.
I wouldn’t dare ask that, but perhaps you haven’t been warned.

VioletSky

I still quite like Harry Potter

You don't have to like a person to like their fictional writing

I always wonder what anyone has against JKR. She's given millions to charity and I've never yet found one person who can actually quote one bad/transphobic thing she's said. Maybe because there. isn't. one. Criticise her writing if it isn't to your taste, but to dislike a person, give reasons, especially if you have no personal contact or knowledge of said person.

Chewbacca

^I think it involves quoting Harry Potter, Chewbacca^

Drat! That's me done for!

I wouldn’t worry.
I didn’t enjoy Special Operation and Peace or
Gone Young Female so I couldn’t suggest a password from those books.

I still quite like Harry Potter

You don't have to like a person to like their fictional writing

I think it involves quoting Harry Potter, Chewbacca

Drat! That's me done for!

Yes-Sectumsrmpra-there’s a push to call us bleeders. There’s a clue in there somewhere!

You’re right Galaxy, I’d say it’s Sectumsempra.

You mean you know something about it Galaxy? I’m so . . .
Could the password to get in be Transfiguration?
(Turning one thing into another!)

I think it involves quoting Harry Potter, Chewbacca.

Gosh I must be terrifying lol

I don’t know, but by implication, GGJ knows there might be when she says
DD, maybe there is an 'in' gang and you're not in?
I don’t need to be in a gang, but the warning I received makes me very careful what I say!

Is their an initiation ceremony to join? Funny handshakes? Kissing a chicken's head? Handstands? Asking for a friend.

The friendship group gangs are definitely the best Iam.

Catching up here. Take a day out doing Important Stuff and return to GroundHog day. Talk about kettle, pot, black. If there Are playground gangs here, I’ve no difficulty at all identifying the one I’d feel safest in

I don't think there was a girl at my primary school who wasn't in a gang Mollygo. No Mimi's thank goodness, no nastiness just girls with similar interests joining up in friendship groups.

Happy days.

GagaJo

DD, maybe there is an 'in' gang and you're not in? Probably a good thing.

?

Smileless2012

Nor me, not since primary school anyway.

Oh yes Smileless2012. Primary school calls someone called Mimi to mind. She ran that gang with an iron fist. I wasn’t allowed in because I was too independent minded.

Truth always slips out lol

Nor me, not since primary school anyway.

I don’t do gangs, in or out. Sorry to disappoint anyone.

DD, maybe there is an 'in' gang and you're not in? Probably a good thing.

Mollygo oh, I'm sure you have a simple explanation then?