J.K. Rowling deletes tweet praising Stephen King amid trans rights controversy
against trans-activism. Rowling, 54, found herself in hot water starting last December when she spoke out in support of Maya Forstater, a woman who claimed she was fired from her job for raising concerns about trans-women using the women’s restroom. She later penned an essay defending her controversial stance that trans rights are overshadowing women’s ‘hard won sex-based rights.‘ ” In the essay, she revealed she had experience with the trauma of sexual assault and domestic abuse.In a nine-tweet diatribe to address Russell-Moyle’s accusations in Tribune Magazine — for which he later apologized — Rowling elaborated on her position.“As I stated in my essay, my primary worry is the risks to vulnerable women.