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I might be wrong as I haven't looked too much into it in recent years, so maybe her rhetoric has changed, but isn't even that a little beyond what she actually has said? From what I recall, isn't her entire stance just that trans women are not the same as biological women?
Again, I could be wrong, I might be going off of outdated info, but has she ever actually argued that trans people shouldnt exist, or that they should be denied medical care? From what I've seen, it's all boiled down to not wanting trans women in sports or bathrooms. Which, yea, that's problematic, but that's not the same as saying they shouldn't exist or shouldn't have healthcare.
Here's a fun one: She accused cisgender women's Olympic gold medalist in boxing, Imane Khelif, of "being a man". Seemingly just because she's black.
Anyway, back on topic: https://www.yahoo.com/news/j-k-rowling-uses-harry-175223238.html?guccounter=1
Ok, but that article doesn't actually say anything different? She's donating to organizations that are pushing against legislation that say trans women are the same as biological women. They aren't saying trans people shouldn't exist or shouldn't have healthcare. Or am I missing something? Again, still shitty, and it doesn't change my opinion of her either way, but am I crazy to think that's not exactly the same as trans erasure?
Oh, I see the misunderstanding. Affirming a trans person's preferred gender is healthcare. It's a thing society does which improves their health. You know, like wheelchair ramps and flouride in water. Taking away legal recognition is taking away healthcare.
She's also praised and encouraged the Cass Review, which claimed medical treatment for trans teens isn't safe or effective, and is being used to excuse the new ban on puberty blockers.
Imane Khelif is biologically male and has said so directly:
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/02/05/boxer-imane-khelif-reveals-she-took-hormone-treatment-before-paris-olympics_6750171_9.html
People really want to hate on J.K. Rowling for that, but she was 100% correct.
Not what that article says at all.
Yes, it is
Okay, you've convinced me that the article says something that it doesn't say at all. Good job.
It remains true that Khelif is self-admittedly biologically male, despite your wish that reality weren't so
From your article
Did you go into a fugue state as you read this part, or just felt like lying to everyone?
Some male babies are born with ambiguous genitalia, and get incorrectly assigned female at birth. They are raised "as a girl" in the gender sense, while still being biologically male. They are not trans. No amount of being raised "as a girl" changes their sex. Khelif is one of these people. Khelif is male.
You don't even understand the basics of what you're trying to argue about. Please, for everyone's sake, educate yourself before polluting the Fediverse.
Congratulations! You're learning that gender is actually a spectrum!
What you quoted:
What you said:
But the article did not say anything about her being born with ambiguous genitalia. Did you hallucinate while reading the article or just felt like lying to everyone?
So let me educate you: there are people born with the SRY gene but only female physical characteristics. There are people born without the SRY gene that have a penis. So what defines a male? Is it being born with a penis, is it having the SRY gene, or is it something more complicated than that?
You've confused gender and sex. Please educate yourself. I'll help!
What makes someone male or female is the type of gametes their body is organized around producing.
Let's start with that. Can you acknowledge your previous ignorance now that you have become slightly more educated?
Okay, please educate me:
Person A has the SRY gene but their body does not have any male characteristics, and never did. They were born with a vagina and never had a penis. Are they male or female?
Person B does not have the SRY gene but was born with a penis. Are they male or female?
Person C was born with both a penis and a vagina, are they male and female?
"I haven't kept up to date on this topic that you seem to have a lot of interest in, but let me tell you why you're wrong based on my vaguely remembered outdated information"
Did something change recently, or are you just being contrarian? I did a quick search before posting to see if there was something I missed, but I didn't do a deep dive because I have better things to spend my time on. So yes, I based my response on things that I knew while being open to the possibility that I was wrong. What exactly do you want dude?