Alexandra Heminsley book

Hi Eep, you don’t need to @ people on the thread. It’s generally considered bad manners here as it sends an email, though some posters do.
Please can you answer the question we are all asking! What did JKR do or say that makes you believe she is transphobic?

The first sentence in my original comment “...probably that trans women are women. Because they are?” was intended as a response to @Callmejudith saying “I'd love to know what she really feels.”

The second part of my comment was addressing the thread as a whole and disagreeing with the commenters who believe JKR isn’t transphobic. JKR is transphobic.

Oh good Eep you are back and one question answered.
Good you answer the other two questions? We are all waiting for you to identify what JKR said that was transphobic, and what is transphobic on this thread. Your opportunity to counter the transphobia!

Good reminder to check if the book is out yet, and re perhaps re-read her previous ones!

well that escalated slowly

12 posts after Judith posted in June about Alexandra Heminsley, there is a post in August about JKR (presumably Joanne Rowling) “in response to Judith”
That’s slow typing even for me.
And very off topic, seeing as these are two different women?

@EEP1989 I am not trying to be goady. But could you give me an example. I really am struggling to see where she has been transphobic. I would really appreciate it. Please not a link to a long essay picking her comments apart. Just something straight forward that is transphobic so I can see where the issue lies.

If there is a lot of transphobia and you find it disappointing why the hell did you revive the thread

Welcome to Mumsnet EEP1989. I am sure you will find a lot of interesting discussion here.

my first sentence was a response to ‘callmejudith’ saying “I'd love to know what she really feels“

...probably that trans women are women. Because they are?

There is a lot of transphobia on this thread. JKR has consistently proved herself to be transphobic with the statements she has made. It is very disappointing.

Ach, that sounds really mean-spirited. I hope she has been able to write HER own story whatever it is.

I imagine - and happy to be proved wrong - it will be a love and acceptance overcomes everything and be full of 'he is now more of a mummy than she could ever be' schtick.

I agree, I hope she has support. No doubt her partner had plenty.

I've seen her do a talk.

Lovely lovely woman who I think has put a lot of effort into dealing with maintaining a functioning family for her child and support her ex partner.

I can't remember exactly what she said - but she did refer to her mum saying something along the lines of she'd been radicalised about pronouns or something along those lines.

My impression was that she was trying to make the best of a very difficult situation - and supporting her partner's approach was the way that she was going to do this. But it was also very clear to me that there had been an enormous personal cost to her and who knows how things will pan out.

I imagine all the dreadful stuff has got too much. She’s gone through an incredibly emotional time and I don’t blame her for switching it off. I feel upset when I see someone I like and admire tell me my views are bigoted, so I imagine if my partner was trans and I felt that TWAW I would feel afraid for them in the face of this perceived bigotry.

(Sorry - missed the posts below that already said he was the ex)

I believe they are separated now - she posted last year on Instagram about going to Pride with her ex.

I'm not sure if I need to hear another tale of relationship that has changed beyond all recognition, told from the POV of a woman who stays, or of all the sacrifices she makes on behalf of others.

I can't be arsed to work out if eyebrowshame is an anagram of alexandra heminsley

I loved her books too and feel great sympathy for what her ex did, it must have been devastating as she had previously written about her romantic travails and long road to having a baby. I won't say any more about her ex as I'll get deleted. Her stance is perhaps understandable but disappointing.

Presumably her expressed views and book do set out what she thinks/feels! Why assume otherwise?

I feel desperately sorry for her. I think she is a trans widow and has been treated appallingly by her ex, but has chosen to go fully down the TWAW route. I'd love to know what she really feels.