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JK Rowling’s Harry Potter play faces backlash for Pride Month tweet

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The New York City and San Francisco account for JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play has been met with a backlash after sharing a pro-LGBT+ message, due to the controversy surrounding the author. For Pride Month, the production’s US social media account tweeted: “Happy Pride Month from everyone at #CursedChild!” The inclusion of a stylised graphic showing the Progress Pride flag – which features a colour representing the transgender community – provoked the ire of those critical of Rowling’s stance on trans rights. The Harry Potter author has been widely criticised in recent years for her public comments, which began in June 2020 when she called out the gender-inclusive term “people who menstruate”. “Harry Potter and the Read The F***ing Room,” one tweet read in response to the Cursed Child production’s tweet, then calling on them to “donate to orgs actively supporting the lives of trans+ people”.

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