JK Rowling Endorses String of Transphobic Abuse on Twitter

A Like says lot.

Especially when it is a photo posted of a transgender woman, identifying as a lesbian, captioned with humiliating references to male genitalia and deliberate misgendering.

JK Rowling liked this.

Like the countless times before when Ms. Rowling has quietly endorsed hatred and bigotry ensconced in 247 characters, she did so sending a clear, if not altogether saddening message. In the past, when she has liked transphobic statuses by anti-trans antagonists or radical feminists with an anti-trans agenda, she tried to explain it away when people began to ask questions; Through her publicist, she once dismissed it as a “Clumsy, middle aged moment.”

But they persisted, those pesky “Middle Aged Moments.” She continued, specifically, almost intentionally knowing that many of those curious, perhaps needing some salve for their unsettling suspicions regarding her position on transgender women, were watching.

The once beloved author boasts a massive readership, a large proportion of which identifies as LGBTQ+ thanks to her Harry Potter franchise, the story of an outcast who must topple controlling figures and lay to rest a tough childhood in order to find his path and become who he was meant to be. For many LGBTQ+ individuals, it was…