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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aine Fox

JK Rowling claims trans activism is ‘elitist’ in newly-published essay

  • JK Rowling has pledged to continue speaking out and funding legal cases for women, despite receiving severe threats over her views on trans activism.
  • In a new essay, the author described trans activism as ‘elitist’, arguing that it primarily affects working-class women rather than wealthy or privileged individuals.
  • Rowling defended single-sex spaces, asserting that safeguarding measures such as female-only changing rooms and rape crisis services are essential for women's safety.
  • She criticised high-profile women and politicians who vilify others for defending female-only spaces while personally remaining unaffected by the issue.
  • Rowling reaffirmed her commitment to funding Beira's Place, the Edinburgh-based women-only sexual violence support centre she established in 2022.

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