JK Rowling has urged gender-critical groups branded as “anti-rights” by Amnesty International to sue the human rights organisation.
Beira’s Place, which provides support what it describes as “women-only” survivors of sexual abuse and assault, does not hire or provide services to transgender women, and was founded by founded by the Harry Potter author in 2022, featured in a report from the charity last week.
The document on the “rise of an anti-rights movement targeting the rights of women and LGBT+ people in the UK” published by Amnesty saw 51 gender-critical groups added to a list of "anti-rights" organisations.
This included Beira’s Place, campaign group For Women Scotland, and policy group Murray Blackburn Mackenzie.
The LGB Alliance, the Seen Network, ADF International, Turning Point UK, and Labour Women's Declaration were also listed.
The organisation said this was because they “visibly oppose the rights” of LGBT+ people.
However, following a furious reaction from Rowling and other gender-critical campaigners to the report, it was removed amid what Amnesty described as an “internal review”.
And now, the author has urged gender-critical groups to take legal action against Amnesty.
Writing on Twitter/X, Rowling said: “Should any of the women's organisations targeted by @AmnestyUK's recent 'anti-rights' blacklist wish to take legal action, applications can be made to the JK Rowling Women's Fund. https://jkrwf.org.
Should any of the women's organisations targeted by @AmnestyUK's recent 'anti-rights' blacklist wish to take legal action, applications can be made to the JK Rowling Women's Fund. https://t.co/iyohnrgVZN https://t.co/D28OInpM5g
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 13, 2026
“Gay men's organisations named on the list are welcome to contact me through my website.
“While the JK Rowling's [Women’s] Fund was set up to support women, JK Rowling herself is more than happy to donate to your legal fighting fund.”
The call came in response to a post by Trans Widows’ Voices, who wrote: “Whilst I understand the detriment to Beira’s Place is real, and focussing on @jk_rowling get clicks it’s a shame that mainstream press coverage of the Amnesty debacle is not also focussing on us smaller groups listed who do not have the same power or influence to defend ourselves.”
Last year we told how Rowling opened a fund to bankroll cases for women “fighting to retain sex-based rights”.
The Harry Potter author previously donated to For Women Scotland’s fundraiser to challenge the definition of gender under the Equality Act in the Supreme Court.
The legal challenge was successful with the UK’s highest court ruling that the definition of woman under the Act related to biological sex.
It led to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) issuing draft guidance – which has not yet come into force – that will “segregate” transgender people from single-sex spaces.
