The writer and obsessive X poster donated a looooot of money to a questionable cause .
mark : This spot is an Op - Ed and shares the generator ’s personal views .
So, the UK Supreme Court basically just ruled that trans women aren’t legally women.
Earlier today, the country’s highest court unanimouslyruledthat a “woman” in equality legislation should be defined as referring to a “biological woman and biological sex.” It stemmed from an argument over whether trans women with a gender recognition certificate (aka the document used to belegally recognizedin your gender) should be protected as women from discrimination under the 2010 Equality Act.
The ruling essentially means that trans people can bebarredfrom women’s spaces. AsPink Newsnotes, “Single-sex spaces and services refers to areas which are often split by sex, such as toilets, hospital wards, prisons and domestic abuse refuges and crisis centres.” The Good Law Project subsequentlysaid, “This ruling sets a dangerous precedent and erases trans women from protections. It puts trans rights back 20 years." They also claimed that the court didn’t hear from any trans people. This comes as hate crimes against trans people have been increasing.
The ruling should also be concerning to cis women, as having your womanhood defined on your reproductive abilities isnot a good thingwhen it comes to women’s rights.
While the judges tried to claim that the rulingshouldn’tbe seen as a victory for either side, one person who’s celebrating is J.K. Rowling. She is avocal supporterof For Women Scotland, the campaign group that argued that sex-based protections should only apply to cis women against the Scottish government.
But her support for the case goes far beyond just a post or hundred on X. When the group began crowdfunding for their Supreme Court challenge, Joanne herselfdonatedthe equivalent of $92,000 to the group — almost the entirety of the group’s fundraising goal for its first month. She further added a note that read, “You know how proud I am to know you. Thank you for all your hard work and perseverance. This is truly a historic case.”
Why am I bringing this up? Because there’s still this idea that Joanne’s anti-trans bias is just some kind of vague notion, an opinion to be dismissed, and not something with which she is actively trying to harm trans people with. Her cultural and economic impact is very real.
Enter: the newHarry Potterseries. Casting for many of the major roles was recentlyannounced, including John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid. HBO hasconfirmedthat Joanne will be incredibly involved in the series and actively praised her in the process. Read: more money and more creative cache.
I’ve had the pleasure of being in spaces with trans and genderqueer Harry Potter fans who have found a way to reclaim the series for themselves. That’s wonderful. But when it comes to the new official IP, let’s be clear: Ignore it. Stop giving this woman your money and time.
The author and obsessive X poster donated a looooot of money to a questionable cause.
