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J K Rowling accused of being transphobic again *Title edited by MNHQ at OP's request*

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Dances · 18/05/2020 20:16

Or something

www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/18/jk-rowling-transphobic-transgender-twitter-tweets-alex-drummond/

Spotlight on Alex Drummond now, yeh yeh

m.youtube.com/watch?v=sp3JOzcpBds

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OldCrone · 19/05/2020 03:08

Much as I hate (hate hate) to defend P*k news I read the no such claims as referring to “believes that real lesbians who aren’t into penises are transphobic and should be excluded from the lesbian community”

He claims to be a lesbian and according to the tweet believes some other stuff. The article doesn't mention his beliefs, just says he has made 'no such claims', even though he has.

Goosefoot · 18/05/2020 23:52

Much as I hate (hate hate) to defend P*k news I read the no such claims as referring to “believes that real lesbians who aren’t into penises are transphobic and should be excluded from the lesbian community”

Yes, that's also whatI understood them to be saying. I have no idea if it's accurate or not.

FemaleAndLearning · 18/05/2020 21:21

I love how Zpink News say we asked JK Rowling for comment and she declined. Of course she declined the publication's is not even a member of the news association or whatever it is called. My kids school newspaper could ring her up and she could decline as she us within her rights. They distort everything.

Dances · 18/05/2020 21:09

That is my favourite Magdalen vid

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R0wantrees · 18/05/2020 20:59

Nick Duffy (from article in OP)

"JK Rowling has been criticised for appearing to like anti-transgender tweets targeting a trans woman who has faced years of bullying online.

The message repeatedly misgendered and spread false claims about Alex Drummond, a psychotherapist and photographer who has become a point of fixation for transphobic activists online because she has a beard.

The tweet read: “This is Alex Drummond, an adult human male who claims to be a lesbian (yes, he’s kept his dangling bits and skipped the hormones) and believes that real lesbians who aren’t into penises are transphobic and should be excluded from the lesbian community. Yeah, this guy.”

Drummond, who previously said she is in a long-term committed relationship, has made no such claims."
(picture from video linked below)

Magdalen Berns discussed Drummond's claims to be 'widening the bandwith of how to be a woman" in her 2016 YouTube video.
(Alex Drummond is/was a member of Stonewall's influential Trans Equality Advisory Committee & speaks in schools about trans ideology)

'What Kind Of Fools Do Transgender UK and Stonewall Take Us For?'

J K Rowling accused of being transphobic again *Title edited by MNHQ at OP's request*
Dances · 18/05/2020 20:39

I have done TInsel thanks

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Gibbonsgibbonsgibbons · 18/05/2020 20:39

Much as I hate (hate hate) to defend P*k news I read the no such claims as referring to “believes that real lesbians who aren’t into penises are transphobic and should be excluded from the lesbian community”

(I also think a change to the thread title would be in order- I suggest “JK being awesome again” Wink)

T0tallyFuckedUpFamily · 18/05/2020 20:35

Ouch. Penis news is on a roll today. 🤣

OldCrone · 18/05/2020 20:34

From the penis news article:

The tweet read: “This is Alex Drummond, an adult human male who claims to be a lesbian (yes, he’s kept his dangling bits and skipped the hormones)...

Drummond, who previously said she is in a long-term committed relationship, has made no such claims.

Penis news says Drummond hasn't claimed to be a lesbian, and to back up their story, they link to an interview where where Drummond says:

I identify as lesbian as I'm female and attracted to women

TinselAngel · 18/05/2020 20:22

Mumsnet threads come very high up in search engine results. I think it might be a kindness to JK, if you were to ask MN to amend the thread title?