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Explained: Why people are calling for J.K. Rowling’s new book to be pulled from the shelves. – Mamamia
J.K. Rowling has attracted more controversy via her new book, Troubled Blood. So is the detective novel really anti-transgender? The backlash, explained.
She also appeared to conflate the gender dysphoria experienced by trans people with her own desire to be accepted by her peers and family: “I struggled with severe OCD as a teenager. If I’d found community and sympathy online that I couldn’t find in my immediate environment, I believe I could have been persuaded to turn myself into the son my father had openly said he’d have preferred”.
You can read the essay in full here.
So, should Troubled Blood be pulled from the shelves?: Each side of t…
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