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JK Rowling returns prestigious award after organisers labelled her ‘transphobic’ – NEWS.com.au
JK Rowling returns prestigious award after organisers labelled her ‘transphobic’
JK Rowling has sensationally returned an award after she says organisers falsely labelled her transphobic.The Harry Potter author sent back her prestigious Ripple of Hope Award – whose recipients include Barack Obama and Joe Biden – to the US organisation Robert F Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR), who awarded it to Rowling last year for her work to protect abused children in orphanages.
RFKHR president Kerry Kennedy was among those who criticised the best-selling writer’s views on gender identity, …
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