J.K. Rowling: I’d ‘happily’ do jail time over transgender views
nypost.com“Harry Potter” author bluntly dismissed the transgender community Tuesday on X when she posted a photo of a message — “Repeat after us: Trans Women are Women” — that was projected onto the offices of the British Ministry of Justice. “No,” Rowling, 58, bluntly wrote before expounding further in a thread. “I’ll happily do two years if the alternative is compelled speech and forced denial of the reality and importance of sex,” Rowling continued on X. “Bring on the court case, I say.
It’ll be more fun than I’ve ever had on a red carpet.”Her rant followed a weekend report that a Labour government in Britain could make not calling someone by their preferred pronouns a criminal offense.“See you on the inside,” one fan responded to her post. “I quite fancy the kitchens.”I'll happily do two years if the alternative is compelled speech and forced denial of the reality and importance of sex.
Bring on the court case, I say. It'll be more fun than I've ever had on a red carpet.“Hoping for the library, obviously, but I think I could do ok in the kitchen,” Rowling joked back. “Laundry might be a problem.
I have a tendency to shrink stuff/turn it pink accidentally. Guessing that won’t be a major issue if it’s mostly scrubs and sheets, though.”The Post has contacted Rowling for comment.
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