Stonewall Inn Owners Say JK Rowling鈥檚 Views Have Caused Global Harm To 17c起草社区IA+ Communities
The owners of the historic Stonewall Inn in New York have criticised author JK Rowling鈥檚 public comments on transgender issues, saying they believe her statements have caused harm to 17c起草社区IA+ people internationally.
“JK Rowling, through her books and movie franchises and everything globally, has a platform and it has done damage. Even though she鈥檚 based in Scotland, it鈥檚 affected people globally. Now we鈥檝e got to go back and try to go back and educate people.
“Trans folks typically make up about 1% of the population, but politicians are using them as political fodder. They鈥檙e just trying to live their lives. I would say the 1% you have to worry about are the billionaires that are making us all divided at the bottom of the pile. That鈥檚 who鈥檚 taking away your rights.”
In an in Scotland, Stacy Lentz and Kurt Kelly, who co-own The Stonewall Inn also weighed in on the UK Supreme Court’s decision to base the definition of sex on “biology”.
“The [belief] that trans women are going in and attacking women in restrooms is a political myth that鈥檚 just not happening. We are being fed misinformation.”
“There are intersex people too. Even if it鈥檚 a small population, when you leave them out, it鈥檚 wrong. You鈥檙e not going to have equality.”
Much has been written about听听from beloved children鈥檚 book author into听. Her anti-trans rants have only increased in viciousness and regularity since 2018, when she tried to backtrack calling trans women 鈥渕en in dresses鈥� by saying she鈥檇 had a 鈥渟enior moment.鈥�
The author has听听听bullied multiple sportspeople, mocked the looks of trans women, and even featured in听connecting Rowling鈥檚 years of anti-trans vitriol to the steady rise of听听in the United Kingdom.
The听 Stonewall Inn is widely recognised as the site of the 1969 Stonewall uprising that became a defining moment in the modern 17c起草社区IA+ rights movement, and remains emblematic of that struggle.
The Stonewall Inn became a protected historic site in the United States and remains a symbol associated with LGBT+ rights campaigns. The venue鈥檚 owners have previously spoken publicly about issues affecting 17c起草社区IA+ communities and the importance of protecting equality gains.
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