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Rachel Johnson

OPINION - Rachel Johnson: When it comes to trans issues, JK Rowling is the heir to George Orwell

We turn to a toxic subject I haven’t been brave enough to tackle in all my years as a columnist, and I’ll briefly explain why.

I had my fingers burnt in the Celebrity Big Brother “Year of the Woman” series back in 2018 when I was in the house with India Willoughby, who glories in her status and identity as the nation’s first trans newsreader.

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