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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Why do some people view JK Rowling as transphobic?

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Backwardsbinn · 13/08/2026 20:33

Where do people get the idea that JK Rowling is transphobic from? Where? I’m having this argument with an acquaintance who tells me she’s the most transphobic person on earth but cannot point to one single thing that she’s done or said that’s transphobic. Is this the widest held totally bullshit view ever?

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Helleofabore · 18/08/2026 09:40

So defending female people’s rights to female single sex provisions that are legislated for = “actively persecuting transgender people”.

Thank you for being so clear.

DialSquare · 18/08/2026 09:40

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 09:27

True, but the point is they shouldn't have to. They are also in an impossible position of having to - legally and ethically - provide for all people and, as much as it pains certain classes of 'feminist' to accept, trans-women are actually people as well.

But not women. They have all the provisions they need in the men’s.

BackToLurk · 18/08/2026 09:45

BezMark · 18/08/2026 09:31

I can't imagine coming on a forum apparently without even reading the thread and giving it billy big balls on a soap box then demanding to be taken seriously

You must be new here.

6ate9 · 18/08/2026 09:46

trans-women are actually people as well.

They are people called MEN!!

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 09:49

DialSquare · 18/08/2026 09:40

But not women. They have all the provisions they need in the men’s.

The men's would be the wrong toilets for them. This is obvious to anyone who is reasonable, rational, and compassionate to the needs of others.

But let's leave that aside for the moment since it's an ideological obsession you'll never get over and consider something this:

If the NHS - or anyone - were to choose to follow the ECHR guidance and to start policing toilets as the transphobes so desperately want, what happens when trans-men start being forced into the wrong toilet for them (in this case, the women's)? Do you also start screeching about safety? Is it only cis women you will accept (and, then, only as long as they don't look too much like men and don't support the rights of marginalised groups)?

Beyond the obvious sarcasm is a valid point, though; would you accept trans-men in the women's? I have a suspicion I can already predict the answer...

DialSquare · 18/08/2026 09:50

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 09:11

I just can't imagine being the kind of person who has the money and high public profile JKR has, and using it to spread hate, division and misinformation the way she does.

It's bad enough that she funds people who are actively persecuting transgender people and doing so much damage to transgender, Non-binary, and intersex people, but now she's actively encouraging people to sue an NHS trust by funding them, all because that trust is trying to be supportive to their workers and to keep their bathrooms accessible to all.

Those people who are idolizing her for this, don't seem to understand the possible far reaching and very damaging to all, consequences of her promised actions.
She doesn't have to worry about it, because she's so financially secure that she doesn't have to rely on the NHS. However, the majority of the UK public do, and the NHS is struggling as it is. Who would ultimately pay for any court cases or compensation that it could result in? The public. The public would pay in taxes, and far worse than that, pay in the decline of a public system that's already struggling, and one that's already fighting against privatization. We only have to look at the American system to see how badly that would impact on the average person.

Nobody should have the kind of money and power she has, with the ability to abuse it the way she's doing, and those who support her are too blind to see the damage she's doing not just to the transgender and intersex communities, but to all women and to men as well.

Please provide proof backing up your accusations.

6ate9 · 18/08/2026 09:51

@SassyFawn “The men's would be the wrong toilets for them.”

The women’s are the WRONG toilet for them!!

TheKeatingFive · 18/08/2026 09:51

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 09:49

The men's would be the wrong toilets for them. This is obvious to anyone who is reasonable, rational, and compassionate to the needs of others.

But let's leave that aside for the moment since it's an ideological obsession you'll never get over and consider something this:

If the NHS - or anyone - were to choose to follow the ECHR guidance and to start policing toilets as the transphobes so desperately want, what happens when trans-men start being forced into the wrong toilet for them (in this case, the women's)? Do you also start screeching about safety? Is it only cis women you will accept (and, then, only as long as they don't look too much like men and don't support the rights of marginalised groups)?

Beyond the obvious sarcasm is a valid point, though; would you accept trans-men in the women's? I have a suspicion I can already predict the answer...

Why would the men's be the wrong toilets for men?

That makes no sense whatsoever.

Care to explain how you've come to that conclusion?

TheKeatingFive · 18/08/2026 09:52

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 09:49

The men's would be the wrong toilets for them. This is obvious to anyone who is reasonable, rational, and compassionate to the needs of others.

But let's leave that aside for the moment since it's an ideological obsession you'll never get over and consider something this:

If the NHS - or anyone - were to choose to follow the ECHR guidance and to start policing toilets as the transphobes so desperately want, what happens when trans-men start being forced into the wrong toilet for them (in this case, the women's)? Do you also start screeching about safety? Is it only cis women you will accept (and, then, only as long as they don't look too much like men and don't support the rights of marginalised groups)?

Beyond the obvious sarcasm is a valid point, though; would you accept trans-men in the women's? I have a suspicion I can already predict the answer...

Of course we would accept women in the women's bathrooms.

Dear god, this is not difficult 🙄

DialSquare · 18/08/2026 09:53

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 09:49

The men's would be the wrong toilets for them. This is obvious to anyone who is reasonable, rational, and compassionate to the needs of others.

But let's leave that aside for the moment since it's an ideological obsession you'll never get over and consider something this:

If the NHS - or anyone - were to choose to follow the ECHR guidance and to start policing toilets as the transphobes so desperately want, what happens when trans-men start being forced into the wrong toilet for them (in this case, the women's)? Do you also start screeching about safety? Is it only cis women you will accept (and, then, only as long as they don't look too much like men and don't support the rights of marginalised groups)?

Beyond the obvious sarcasm is a valid point, though; would you accept trans-men in the women's? I have a suspicion I can already predict the answer...

Nope. Just more lies and hyperbole. Men should, and always should have done, use the men’s single sex provision. No matter how they identify.

6ate9 · 18/08/2026 09:54

@SassyFawn Women don’t want men in their single sex spaces. Trans women are MEN. It’s a FACT.

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 09:55

TheKeatingFive · 18/08/2026 09:52

Of course we would accept women in the women's bathrooms.

Dear god, this is not difficult 🙄

So a tans-man, who is now a man, identifies as a man, lives as a man, etc., is forced to use the women's. They are deeply uncomfortable about this, perhaps to the point of anxiety. Add to that the anxiety many cis women would understandably feel about essentially having a man in their bathroom (plus the anxiety felt by the trans-man for being the unwilling cause of their anxiety).

You still see nothing wrong with this picture?

I think we all know the true answer.

spannasaurus · 18/08/2026 09:56

Transmen are women so they belong in the women's toilets.

BackToLurk · 18/08/2026 09:56

@SassyFawn

Why would the men's be the wrong place for some male people?

user1492757084 · 18/08/2026 09:56

JK Rowling, I think, is just pro women.

I have never ever heard of her being afraid of the TransContinental Railway. She writes trains into her books. I think she loves trains.

6ate9 · 18/08/2026 09:57

user1492757084 · 18/08/2026 09:56

JK Rowling, I think, is just pro women.

I have never ever heard of her being afraid of the TransContinental Railway. She writes trains into her books. I think she loves trains.

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I think she loves trains too!! 🤣

GreyskySexRealistsky · 18/08/2026 09:58

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 09:49

The men's would be the wrong toilets for them. This is obvious to anyone who is reasonable, rational, and compassionate to the needs of others.

But let's leave that aside for the moment since it's an ideological obsession you'll never get over and consider something this:

If the NHS - or anyone - were to choose to follow the ECHR guidance and to start policing toilets as the transphobes so desperately want, what happens when trans-men start being forced into the wrong toilet for them (in this case, the women's)? Do you also start screeching about safety? Is it only cis women you will accept (and, then, only as long as they don't look too much like men and don't support the rights of marginalised groups)?

Beyond the obvious sarcasm is a valid point, though; would you accept trans-men in the women's? I have a suspicion I can already predict the answer...

ideological ✔
obsession ✔
policing toilets ✔
transphobes ✔
screeching ✔
cis ✔
marginalised ✔

It really is a script

Seethlaw · 18/08/2026 10:00

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 09:55

So a tans-man, who is now a man, identifies as a man, lives as a man, etc., is forced to use the women's. They are deeply uncomfortable about this, perhaps to the point of anxiety. Add to that the anxiety many cis women would understandably feel about essentially having a man in their bathroom (plus the anxiety felt by the trans-man for being the unwilling cause of their anxiety).

You still see nothing wrong with this picture?

I think we all know the true answer.

A transman is not a man. A transman is a woman who presents as a man. If they can't deal with the reality of that fact, then they need to seek psychological help.

TheKeatingFive · 18/08/2026 10:01

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 09:55

So a tans-man, who is now a man, identifies as a man, lives as a man, etc., is forced to use the women's. They are deeply uncomfortable about this, perhaps to the point of anxiety. Add to that the anxiety many cis women would understandably feel about essentially having a man in their bathroom (plus the anxiety felt by the trans-man for being the unwilling cause of their anxiety).

You still see nothing wrong with this picture?

I think we all know the true answer.

Human's can't change sex Sassyfawn.

Identifying as a man, living as a man are all nonsense concepts - these people are women. They are generally easily identified as such.

If people have issues being identified as the sex that they are, that is something they need to take up with a therapist. They cannot expect the rest of society to turn itself upside down to accomodate them.

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 10:07

GreyskySexRealistsky · 18/08/2026 09:58

ideological ✔
obsession ✔
policing toilets ✔
transphobes ✔
screeching ✔
cis ✔
marginalised ✔

It really is a script

DARVO (because I disagree with it) ✅
TWAM ✅
Sex is binary (like my thinking) ✅
No debate ✅
No such thing as 'cis' ✅
No compassion ✅
Hate trans people ✅
Worship JKR ✅
Boycott progressive companies ✅
Boycott compassionate companies ✅
Attack anyone showing support for trans ✅

It really is a script

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 10:09

TheKeatingFive · 18/08/2026 10:01

Human's can't change sex Sassyfawn.

Identifying as a man, living as a man are all nonsense concepts - these people are women. They are generally easily identified as such.

If people have issues being identified as the sex that they are, that is something they need to take up with a therapist. They cannot expect the rest of society to turn itself upside down to accomodate them.

Identifying as a man, living as a man are all nonsense concepts

Only in your head. And the, otherwise vacuous, heads of your Cult.
To the trans-person, identity is critical, and feeling comfortable with themselves even more so.

Coatsoff42 · 18/08/2026 10:09

@SassyFawn , you do sound exactly like chatGPT, and you don’t have any unique perspective on this. I’m not sure why you are bothering with the copy and paste exercise when it’s not very valuable.
do you support third spaces for gender fluid individuals? Or are you committed to removing single sex spaces for women?

oldtiredcyclist · 18/08/2026 10:09

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 09:27

True, but the point is they shouldn't have to. They are also in an impossible position of having to - legally and ethically - provide for all people and, as much as it pains certain classes of 'feminist' to accept, trans-women are actually people as well.

Nobody is saying that transwomen are not people, we are saying that transwomen are male - men, they can never change sex and should never be in women's safe spaces. The Supreme Court ruling backs that up.

TheKeatingFive · 18/08/2026 10:09

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 10:09

Identifying as a man, living as a man are all nonsense concepts

Only in your head. And the, otherwise vacuous, heads of your Cult.
To the trans-person, identity is critical, and feeling comfortable with themselves even more so.

What does 'living as a man' mean SassyFawn?

SassyFawn · 18/08/2026 10:10

Coatsoff42 · 18/08/2026 10:09

@SassyFawn , you do sound exactly like chatGPT, and you don’t have any unique perspective on this. I’m not sure why you are bothering with the copy and paste exercise when it’s not very valuable.
do you support third spaces for gender fluid individuals? Or are you committed to removing single sex spaces for women?

Where it's actually practical and feasible, providing third spaces is easily the most sensible solution and satisfies the greatest number of people.

Where it's not practical or feasible, converting all facilities to unisex is arguably the fairest and most sensible option.

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