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On last boost: I haven't seen this trend on wishing #JKRowling ill, but I'm happy to join in. All the other bigots, -ists and -phobes too.

May her shoelaces come loose however tight she ties them. May she feel the need to sneeze but never do. I hope she has to eat all the Bountys in a box of Celebrations. I hope every wi-fi network she uses is unreliable and slow. May every chocolate chip cookie she eats turn out to contain raisins.

I could go on...

There's a bit of a trend of wishing #JKRowling ill right now, and I feel like jumping in.

I will state, for the record, that I wish JK Rowling and all other queerphobes, fascists, bigots, and genocide supporters lives filled with disappointment and discomfort. I hope a turtle bites them.

I hate online pile-ons. I also hate to hear anyone speak of feeling like they wonder if it’s worth going on, not least because I’ve wondered the same thing myself. I am sorry John Boyne has felt like that.

But this article in the Guardian is ridiculous - and typical of the double standard that newspaper operates when it comes to trans issues.

When it reports trans people describing how devastating the EHRC ‘guidance’ is for trans lives it always makes sure to include - prominently - a gender-critical voice.

Not when it’s the other way round though.

Not one trans person. Not one trans ally. Not even one of the writers or judges who has pulled out of the Polari Prize.

Instead we get quotes from J K Rowling and Julie Bindel deploring the criticism (bullying) that Boyne is receiving.

Horrified by online bullying - truly, coming from either of them, that is an accusation beyond irony.

theguardian.com/world/2025/aug

The Guardian · John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’By Matthew Weaver

This is a #PSA. The #Dutch #TTRPG #Discord server #Dutch20 is not #trans inclusive. Long story short, they would rather accommodate people who, at best, don't care about trans rights, than accommodate trans people. They prefer negative peace (repressing "difficult" or "confronting" discussions) over justice (repressing content that is harmful to trans people).

Yes, this concerns
#JKRowling #HarryPotter content specifically. Trans people calling out the harm such content does are silenced and dogpiled by moderators, and outright dismissed by confidential mediators. The stance they communicate is that they want to be welcoming to everyone so they do not want to ban any content. I wonder if they hold that same opinion regarding other kinds of harmful content like for example racist content, CSA, ... or is this "accepting" stance only reserved for content that is harmful to trans people?

Bottom line... If you're queer and/or an ally and are a member of that Discord, please speak out and/or leave it. It is clearly not welcoming to
us.

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This is what has been unleashed on Britain, forced on us by the Labour government and now Women and Girls who do not conform to Patriarchal standards of Femininity (or aren't White) live in fear of being challenged just for using the toilet.
Obviously a Billionaire in her castle will never suffer these indignities, that's for the rest of us. And we should be 'grateful' to her /s

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Oh look Joanne, you've enabled things like this.

Now remind us, who is more likely a rapist? A butch Lesbian, or a Male Copper?

Thanks Joanne, I'm sure all the Women will be thanking you for getting rid of every Woman who doesn't fit the Feminine Ideal (as promoted by Men)

lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/cops-b

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Constant-nattering #harpy #TERF: JK Rowling urges boycott of store for having trans employees
lgbtqnation.com/2025/08/jk-row

* anti-trans Harry Potter / gender-confused self-hating author #JKRowling furious that trans employee offered to assist teenage girl
* calling for boycott of iconic British retailer Marks & Spencer 🤔

🇺🇲 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 #Christofascism #SCOTUS #transgenocide
🇨🇦 #Trumpism

🏳️‍⚧️ #TransLivesMatter #BTLM #TransRights
mastodon.social/@persagen/1141

#capitalism #billionaires #inequality
#socialism #justice

@goodnewsrobot @goodnews She funds the oppression of trans people with the money she makes from her work. She punches down without regard for the pain she inflicts on one of the most vulnerable populations, all while branding herself as a champion for women's rights. She has even told her followers to harass trans women in public bathrooms. The hate she spreads harms all women, not just trans women. This hateful person is not #goodnews, for none of us. #jkrowling