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J.K. Rowling returning human rights award after Kennedy organization accuses her of being transphobic
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Leroy N. Soetoro
Aug 29, 2020, 4:36:39 PM8/29/20
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J.K. Rowling is returning a coveted Ripple of Hope Award presented to her
by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization in Dec. 2019 after
recent remarks from the organization’s president criticizing the author
for tweets and statements the organization deemed transphobic.
"Over the course of June 2020 – LGBTQ Pride Month – and much to my dismay,
J.K. Rowling posted deeply troubling transphobic tweets and statements,”
Kerry Kennedy wrote in a memo on the organization’s website on Aug. 3. "On
June 6, she tweeted an article headlined 'Opinion: Creating a more equal
post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.' She wrote glibly and
dismissively about transgender identity: ‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure
there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben?
Wimpund? Woomud?"
Kennedy said she and Rowling conversed over the matter and during their
interaction, Kennedy took umbrage with the “Harry Potter” scriber’s
sentiments.
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“[Rowling] has chosen to use her remarkable gifts to create a narrative
that diminishes the identity of trans and nonbinary people, undermining
the validity and integrity of the entire transgender community – one that
disproportionately suffers from violence, discrimination, harassment, and
exclusion and, as a result, experiences high rates of suicide, suicide
attempts, homelessness, and mental and bodily harm. Black trans women and
trans youth, in particular, are targeted," reads Kennedy’s post.
The statement pressed: “From her own words, I take Rowling’s position to
be that the sex one is assigned at birth is the primary and determinative
factor of one’s gender, regardless of one’s gender identity—a position
that I categorically reject. The science is clear and conclusive: Sex is
not binary.”
FOUR EMPLOYEES QUIT J.K. ROWLING'S LITERARY AGENCY FOLLOWING HER
TRANSGENDER COMMENTS
The scathing anecdote prompted Rowling to issue a retort and on Thursday
she took to her own website and wrote that Kennedy had "incorrectly
implied that I was transphobic, and that I am responsible for harm to
trans people."
Rowling maintained: “As a longstanding donor to LGBT charities and a
supporter of trans people’s right to live free of persecution, I
absolutely refute the accusation that I hate trans people or wish them
ill, or that standing up for the rights of women is wrong, discriminatory,
or incites harm or violence to the trans community."
The 54-year-old author wrote that in light of the recent back-and-forth
she felt it right to relinquish her award.
"In solidarity with those who have contacted me but who are struggling to
make their voices heard, and because of the very serious conflict of views
between myself and RFKHR, I feel I have no option but to return the Ripple
of Hope Award bestowed upon me last year," Rowling said.
CELEBRITIES REACT TO J.K. ROWLING'S COMMENTS ABOUT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE
"I am deeply saddened that RFKHR has felt compelled to adopt this stance,
but no award or honour, no matter my admiration for the person for whom it
was named, means so much to me that I would forfeit the right to follow
the dictates of my own conscience," the author continued.
Since Rowling publicly expressed her sentiment regarding transgender
individuals, four employees have left her literary agency and members of
the “Harry Potter” film umbrella have come forth to denounce her comments.
"I firmly stand with the trans community and echo the sentiments expressed
by many of my peers. Trans women are women. Trans men are men," Rupert
Grint, 31, said in a statement obtained by Fox News in June. "We should
all be entitled to live with love and without judgment."
J.K. ROWLING SLAMMED FOR DEFENDING CONCEPT OF BIOLOGICAL SEX: 'IT ISN'T
HATE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH'
Meanwhile, fellow "Potter" stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson also
shared their support for transgender individuals following Rowling's
statements.
"Transgender women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the
identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice
given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise
on this subject matter than either Jo or I," Radcliffe, 30, wrote in an
essay published online.
'HARRY POTTER' AUTHOR J.K. ROWLING ROASTED FOR SUPPORTING RESEARCHER WHO
DEFENDED BIOLOGICAL SEX RECOGNITION
"Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives
without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they
are," Watson, 30, tweeted. "I want my trans followers to know that I and
so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you
for who you are."
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of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
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kennedy-transphobic
J.K. Rowling is returning a coveted Ripple of Hope Award presented to her
by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization in Dec. 2019 after
recent remarks from the organization’s president criticizing the author
for tweets and statements the organization deemed transphobic.
"Over the course of June 2020 – LGBTQ Pride Month – and much to my dismay,
J.K. Rowling posted deeply troubling transphobic tweets and statements,”
Kerry Kennedy wrote in a memo on the organization’s website on Aug. 3. "On
June 6, she tweeted an article headlined 'Opinion: Creating a more equal
post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.' She wrote glibly and
dismissively about transgender identity: ‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure
there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben?
Wimpund? Woomud?"
Kennedy said she and Rowling conversed over the matter and during their
interaction, Kennedy took umbrage with the “Harry Potter” scriber’s
sentiments.
ALEC BALDWIN HOSTS HOUR-LONG CHAT WITH ANTI-VACCINE ACTIVIST ROBERT F.
KENNEDY JR.
“[Rowling] has chosen to use her remarkable gifts to create a narrative
that diminishes the identity of trans and nonbinary people, undermining
the validity and integrity of the entire transgender community – one that
disproportionately suffers from violence, discrimination, harassment, and
exclusion and, as a result, experiences high rates of suicide, suicide
attempts, homelessness, and mental and bodily harm. Black trans women and
trans youth, in particular, are targeted," reads Kennedy’s post.
The statement pressed: “From her own words, I take Rowling’s position to
be that the sex one is assigned at birth is the primary and determinative
factor of one’s gender, regardless of one’s gender identity—a position
that I categorically reject. The science is clear and conclusive: Sex is
not binary.”
FOUR EMPLOYEES QUIT J.K. ROWLING'S LITERARY AGENCY FOLLOWING HER
TRANSGENDER COMMENTS
The scathing anecdote prompted Rowling to issue a retort and on Thursday
she took to her own website and wrote that Kennedy had "incorrectly
implied that I was transphobic, and that I am responsible for harm to
trans people."
Rowling maintained: “As a longstanding donor to LGBT charities and a
supporter of trans people’s right to live free of persecution, I
absolutely refute the accusation that I hate trans people or wish them
ill, or that standing up for the rights of women is wrong, discriminatory,
or incites harm or violence to the trans community."
The 54-year-old author wrote that in light of the recent back-and-forth
she felt it right to relinquish her award.
"In solidarity with those who have contacted me but who are struggling to
make their voices heard, and because of the very serious conflict of views
between myself and RFKHR, I feel I have no option but to return the Ripple
of Hope Award bestowed upon me last year," Rowling said.
CELEBRITIES REACT TO J.K. ROWLING'S COMMENTS ABOUT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE
"I am deeply saddened that RFKHR has felt compelled to adopt this stance,
but no award or honour, no matter my admiration for the person for whom it
was named, means so much to me that I would forfeit the right to follow
the dictates of my own conscience," the author continued.
Since Rowling publicly expressed her sentiment regarding transgender
individuals, four employees have left her literary agency and members of
the “Harry Potter” film umbrella have come forth to denounce her comments.
"I firmly stand with the trans community and echo the sentiments expressed
by many of my peers. Trans women are women. Trans men are men," Rupert
Grint, 31, said in a statement obtained by Fox News in June. "We should
all be entitled to live with love and without judgment."
J.K. ROWLING SLAMMED FOR DEFENDING CONCEPT OF BIOLOGICAL SEX: 'IT ISN'T
HATE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH'
Meanwhile, fellow "Potter" stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson also
shared their support for transgender individuals following Rowling's
statements.
"Transgender women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the
identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice
given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise
on this subject matter than either Jo or I," Radcliffe, 30, wrote in an
essay published online.
'HARRY POTTER' AUTHOR J.K. ROWLING ROASTED FOR SUPPORTING RESEARCHER WHO
DEFENDED BIOLOGICAL SEX RECOGNITION
"Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives
without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they
are," Watson, 30, tweeted. "I want my trans followers to know that I and
so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you
for who you are."
--
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump has boosted the economy, reduced illegal immigration,
appointed dozens of judges and created jobs.
Senile loser and NAMBLA supporter Nancy Pelosi got "Trumped" on February
5, 2020. "President Trump, Not Guilty."
BeamMeUpScotty
Aug 29, 2020, 5:25:51 PM8/29/20
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She could have then posted the video.
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carbon copies of ourselves.
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have is HATE for America and Americans.
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David Hartung
Aug 29, 2020, 7:59:56 PM8/29/20
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so. I am pleased that Ms Rowling had the fortitude to stand up for her
beliefs, and am saddened that Radcliffe, Watson and Grint lack the
scientific understanding to see the "non-binary" lie.
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