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Joy Saha

J.K. Rowling's boozy TERF lunch

J.K. Rowling arrives at the "Fantastic Beasts: The Secret of Dumbledore" world premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on March 29, 2022 in London, England. Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images

A boozy lunch at London's prestigious River Café — an exclusive Michelin-star restaurant — soon became the talk of the town on social media. Why? Because the Sunday morning affair was essentially a trans-exclusionary fest attended by writer J.K. Rowling and a slew of gender-critical women's rights campaigners.  

The private event, which was broadcast on Twitter, celebrated the launch of "Respect My Sex If You Want My 'X,'" a women's rights campaign that "encourages voters to ask politicians for their views on sex and gender identity," per The Times.

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