J.K. Rowling Faces Backlash From Fans Over Tweets Considered Transphobic

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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is facing backlash after being accused of making transphobic comments on social media. On Saturday afternoon, the 54-year-old author shared an opinion article from a global health website titled "Creating a More Equal Post-COVID-19 World for People Who Menstruate"and shared her confusion with the phrase "people who menstruate."  "I'm sure there used to be a word for those people.

Someone help me out," she went on in her initial tweet. "Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?" The DevEx article outlined the "many gendered aspects of the pandemic, including increased vulnerabilities to gender-based violence during lockdowns, and the risks faced by primary caretakers." The article stated that an estimated 1.8 billion girls,.

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