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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.

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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”.  
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