4 d. ago ‘She is ignorant of how ignorant she is’: JK Rowling responds to Emma Watson rift

The author has rebuffed conciliatory remarks made by the Harry Potter actor, saying Watson has ‘enthusiastically participated’ in the ‘trashing of women’s rights’Harry Potter author JK Rowling has responded to Emma Watson’s recent remarks about their rift over transgender rights, saying the actor is “ignorant of how ignorant she is”.Rowling’s post comes after a podcast interview with Watson, in which the latter said: “I really don’t believe that holding the love and support and views that I have, mean[s] that I can’t and don’t treasure Jo and the person that I had personal experiences with.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago JK Rowling blasts ‘ignorant’ Emma Watson following rift over transgender rights

"I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous."

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4 d. ago JK Rowling calls Emma Watson ‘ignorant’ following rift over transgender rights

Watson and co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint have all spoken out in support of transgender rights, distancing themselves from Rowling.

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4 d. ago Newly divorced UK couples reveal what they blame for marriage breakdowns

Arguments over Brexit, transgender rights and immigration are some of the top reasons British couples have divorced, a study has revealed.

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8 d. ago Emma Watson speaks about JK Rowling rift: ‘I hope I can keep loving people I don’t share the same opinion with’

The Harry Potter actor spoke in a conciliatory way about her falling-out with the author over transgender rights Harry Potter star Emma Watson has said she will still “cherish” her previous relationship with JK Rowling, despite their more recent rift over transgender rights.The actor had previously attacked the author for the latter’s gender critical beliefs, responding to Rowling’s essay about the need for single-sex spaces due to the threat of violence against women, by tweeting: “Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk’s killing | Erin Reed

In the aftermath of Kirk’s death, the far-right and Trump administration have turned up attacks on transgender peopleOn the day anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was shot, fear rippled through the left that the far right would seize the moment to consolidate power. Nowhere was that fear more acute than in the transgender community.Within hours, Republicans were already blaming trans people; one commentator even claimed the bullets carried “transgender symbols”, a claim investigators quickly debunked. But the deeper fear wasn’t misinformation – it was the crackdown that would follow. With fragile rights hanging by the thread of court rulings and blue-state protections, trans people braced for the worst. And they were right: The right has seized on the shooting as its own Reichstag fire, accelerating a campaign to target transgender existence – now with the full weight of the Trump administration behind it.Erin Reed is a transgender journalist based in Washington DC. She tracks LGBTQ+...

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9 d. ago Emma Watson shares ‘most upsetting’ thing about JK Rowling rift

Harry Potter author’s relationship with the film’s stars has soured over their differing views on transgender rights

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2 w. ago Kirk shooting suspect had ‘very different ideology’ than conservative family, Utah governor says

Spencer Cox says suspect, who isn’t cooperating with officials, had been ‘radicalized’ and was in relationship with person transitioning from male to femaleThe Utah governor, Spencer Cox, on Sunday told national talkshows that the man suspected of killing Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk was living with and in a relationship with a person “transitioning from male to female” as investigators continue exploring a possible motive in the attack.The Republican politician’s comments came four days after Kirk – a critic of gay and transgender rights – was shot to death from a distance with a rifle during an event at Utah Valley University shortly after asserting that “too many” trans people had committed mass shootings in the US. In reality, according to what the nonpartisan Gun Violence Archive said to NBC News, only about a tenth of 1% of such cases over the previous decade have allegedly been carried out by trans people. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Shooting suspect had ‘very different ideology’ than conservative family, Utah governor says

Spencer Cox says suspect had been ‘radicalized’, and had a romantic partner transitioning from male to femaleThe Utah governor, Spencer Cox, on Sunday told national talkshows that the man suspected of killing Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk was living with and in a relationship with a person “transitioning from male to female” as investigators continue exploring a possible motive in the attack.The Republican politician’s comments came four days after Kirk – a critic of gay and transgender rights – was shot to death from a distance with a rifle during an event at Utah Valley University while speaking with a student about mass shootings in the US and trans people. Nonetheless, Cox stopped short of saying that officials had determined the suspect’s partner’s alleged status was a factor in Kirk’s killing. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Cancelled by Britain, Graham Linehan's war with trans lobby ended his career and his marriage. Now he's quit the UK for America

The Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport last week and questioned over three tweets defending women from transgender rights campaigners.

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3 w. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan seeks asylum in US as a 'free speech refugee' after being arrested by armed police at Heathrow last week over trans tweets

The Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport last week and questioned over three tweets defending women from transgender rights campaigners.

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4 w. ago Equalities watchdog submits formal guidance after UK supreme court transgender ruling

Bridget Phillipson faces choice over document from EHRC, whose chair says it remains ‘difficult’ to shape policiesThe equalities watchdog has submitted its formal guidance about how institutions should respond to the landmark supreme court ruling on transgender people’s rights, with its chair admitting it would be “difficult” for many to shape workable policies.The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has handed its formal guidance to Bridget Phillipson, the minister for women and equalities as well as the education secretary, who must now decide whether to accept it. Continue reading...

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