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Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid best-selling book of the year on Amazon UK

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1 month ago

HBO defends JK Rowling's involvement in Harry Potter series despite problematic stance on transgender community

Hindustan Times

What HBO said “We are proud to once again tell the story of Harry Potter — the heartwarming books that speak to power of friendship, resolve and acceptance. It also added that its parent company Warner Bros “been working with JK Rowling and in the Harry Potter business for over 20 years” and "her contribution has been invaluable." A couple …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

JK Rowling and the increase of spitefulness

The Independent

For many years, I admired JK Rowling for her creativity and hard work. He has every right to criticise legislation that targets trans people, and I personally agree that Kemi Badenoch’s plans treat the community with little dignity or basic decency. Unfortunately, Tennant’s support has put him on Rowling’s radar – and he is often in the firing line of …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

JK Rowling applauds £70,000 payout for trans row rape centre worker who was harassed and lost job over her gender-critical views

Daily Mail

JK Rowling has hailed a tribunal's decision to pay nearly £70,000 to a rape crisis worker after she was unfairly dismissed over her gender-critical views. Rape crisis worker Roz Adams has been awarded nearly £70,000 after she was unfairly dismissed over her gender-critical views According to the judgment, in December 2020 Ms Adams went for a walk with the centre's …

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Martina Navratilova slams Imane Khelif after report claimed Olympics boxer is a biological man

Daily Mail

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has seized upon an unverified report about gold medalist Imane Khelif's gender to double down on her claim that the Algerian boxer should not have been allowed to fight women at the Paris Olympics. Following the Olympics, Khelif filed a cyberbullying complaint in France that reportedly named critics like JK Rowling and Elon Musk, among others …

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2 months ago

Would-be Tory leader Kemi Badenoch vows to offer JK Rowling a peerage praising her 'fight' on gender rights

Daily Mail

Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch has pledged to offer JK Rowling a peerage praising her 'fight' on gender rights. Ms Badenoch said Ms Rowling and paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass - who carried out a review of NHS gender identity services - should get 'protection' because they are 'attacked relentlessly by all sorts of oddballs and bad people'. Tory leadership hopeful …

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2 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling’s feud with Butlin’s is a sad new low

The Independent

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

My religion? I'm a believer in biology! JK Rowling takes her gender fight to the census form

Daily Mail

JK Rowling has admitted she was among nearly 3,000 people who declared themselves to be a ‘believer in biology’ in the national census. JK Rowling said she was amongst thousands of people who declared themselves to be a ‘believer in biology’ in the national census Women’s groups called for a mass campaign of coordinated response amid the row, which they …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Irvine Welsh: ‘I dislike both US presidential candidates intensely’

The Independent

I’ve always thought of myself as an anarchist,” says Irvine Welsh, “albeit kind of one with a bus pass.” A sly grin steals over the face of the Trainspotting author. open image in gallery James McAvoy plays a policeman having a breakdown in ‘Filth’, based on Welsh’s 1998 novel “I sat in with some survivors in Florida,” Welsh says. open …

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3 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling calls for taxpayers' money to be 'withheld' from rape charity after trans woman quits as boss of support service for victims

Daily Mail

JK Rowling last night called for taxpayers' money to be 'withheld' from a rape charity after a trans woman quit as boss of a support service for victims. Writing on X, Ms Rowling said 'government funding for Rape Crisis Scotland should be withheld if a single-sex service can't be guaranteed, because that's what the overwhelming majority of female survivors want …

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3 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling slams Indian-origin trans CEO who quit rape crisis centre after damning report

Hindustan Times

In a recent social media outburst, acclaimed author JK Rowling sharply criticised Indian-origin trans executive Mridul Wadhwa, the recently-resigned CEO of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre. JK Rowling blasts Mridul Wadhwa’s handling of Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, accusing her of failing to protect women-only spaces amid widespread criticism. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} Wadhwa, resigned after a review by …

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3 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling slams Indian-origin trans CEO who quit rape crisis centre after damning report

Hindustan Times

In a recent social media outburst, acclaimed author JK Rowling sharply criticised Indian-origin trans executive Mridul Wadhwa, the recently-resigned CEO of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre. JK Rowling blasts Mridul Wadhwa’s handling of Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, accusing her of failing to protect women-only spaces amid widespread criticism. Wadhwa, resigned after a review by Rape Crisis Scotland found that she …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Valentina Petrillo responds to JK Rowling criticism after Paralympics row

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trans controversy explodes at Paris Paralympics, JK Rowling calls Valentina Petrillo a cheat, 'What a role model'

Hindustan Times

Transgender sprinter Valentina Petrillo broke into tears after failing to make a first Paralympic final amid widespread controversy around her participation. Trans controversy explodes at Paris Paralympics, JK Rowling calls Valentina Petrillo a cheat {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Petrillo found herself in the midst of a massive controversy after Imane Khelif of Algeria faced scrutiny over her sex at the …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why are so many beloved literary characters orphans?

Hindustan Times

Anne of Green Gables. Dr Eleanor Spencer-Regan, University of Melbourne, and Dr Jade Dillon Craig, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, in Family in Children’s and Young Adult Literature, argue that even in fantasy literature, it would “stretch a reader’s credulity too far to expect them to believe that a parent would allow their child to cavort with wolves and …

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4 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling and Elon Musk named in Imane Khelif’s lawsuit over Olympics gender row

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif is a woman and has always been a woman (no matter what JK Rowling says)

The Independent

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Liz Truss, Musk and JK Rowling weigh in on Olympic boxing controversy to spread false anti-trans rhetoric

The Independent

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympian Sharron Davies rages that Games chiefs are 'allowing women to be beaten up by men', Liz Truss asks 'when will this madness stop? and JK Rowling slams 'bullying cheat' after 'biological male'

Daily Mail

Olympian Sharron Davies has blasted organisers of the Paris games for 'allowing women to be beaten up by men' after a boxing match between a 'biological male' and female fighter ended in just 46 seconds. Italian Angela Carini threw in the towel after just two punches from her opponent Imane Khelif The devastated Italian fighter said she stopped the fight …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

JK Rowling, former world champions tear into Olympics over ‘sickening’ decision on two boxers: 'It's shocking…'

Hindustan Times

JK Rowling appealed to Olympic authorities to “end this insanity” after it was revealed that the International Olympic Committee was allowing two boxers to compete in Paris. Following DNA testing at the world championships in Uzbekistan in 2023, it was determined that both athletes “had XY chromosomes and were thus excluded from the sports events.” According to the Guardian, the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

JK Rowling, former world champions tear into Olympics over ‘sickening’ decision on two boxers: 'It's shocking…'

Hindustan Times

JK Rowling appealed to Olympic authorities to “end this insanity” after it was revealed that the International Olympic Committee was allowing two boxers to compete in Paris. Following DNA testing at the world championships in Uzbekistan in 2023, it was determined that both athletes “had XY chromosomes and were thus excluded from the sports events.” According to the Guardian, the …

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5 months ago

Producers of controversial JK Rowling play at Edinburgh Fringe preparing for protests

The Independent

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Creator of controversial TERF play at Edinburgh Fringe says they would welcome JK Rowling

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Trainspotting’s Irvine Welsh weighs in on trans debate and JK Rowling

The Independent

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 Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has …

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Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid best-selling book of the year on Amazon UK

HBO defends JK Rowling's involvement in Harry Potter series despite problematic stance on transgender community

JK Rowling and the increase of spitefulness

JK Rowling applauds £70,000 payout for trans row rape centre worker who was harassed and lost job over her gender-critical views

Martina Navratilova slams Imane Khelif after report claimed Olympics boxer is a biological man

Would-be Tory leader Kemi Badenoch vows to offer JK Rowling a peerage praising her 'fight' on gender rights

JK Rowling’s feud with Butlin’s is a sad new low

My religion? I'm a believer in biology! JK Rowling takes her gender fight to the census form

Irvine Welsh: ‘I dislike both US presidential candidates intensely’

JK Rowling calls for taxpayers' money to be 'withheld' from rape charity after trans woman quits as boss of support service for victims

JK Rowling slams Indian-origin trans CEO who quit rape crisis centre after damning report

JK Rowling slams Indian-origin trans CEO who quit rape crisis centre after damning report

Valentina Petrillo responds to JK Rowling criticism after Paralympics row

Trans controversy explodes at Paris Paralympics, JK Rowling calls Valentina Petrillo a cheat, 'What a role model'

Why are so many beloved literary characters orphans?

JK Rowling and Elon Musk named in Imane Khelif’s lawsuit over Olympics gender row

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif is a woman and has always been a woman (no matter what JK Rowling says)

Liz Truss, Musk and JK Rowling weigh in on Olympic boxing controversy to spread false anti-trans rhetoric

Olympian Sharron Davies rages that Games chiefs are 'allowing women to be beaten up by men', Liz Truss asks 'when will this madness stop? and JK Rowling slams 'bullying cheat' after 'biological male'

JK Rowling, former world champions tear into Olympics over ‘sickening’ decision on two boxers: 'It's shocking…'

JK Rowling, former world champions tear into Olympics over ‘sickening’ decision on two boxers: 'It's shocking…'

Producers of controversial JK Rowling play at Edinburgh Fringe preparing for protests

Creator of controversial TERF play at Edinburgh Fringe says they would welcome JK Rowling

Trainspotting’s Irvine Welsh weighs in on trans debate and JK Rowling