Respect to all the authors taking a stand here but what an absolute TRASHFIRE of a statement from @TBP_agency https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/22/authors-quit-jk-rowling-agency-over-transgender-rights">https://www.theguardian.com/books/202...

"A spokeswoman said it would always champion diverse voices and believe in freedom of speech for all but it was not willing to have staff “re-educated” to meet the demands of a small group of clients."

FUCK.
YOU.

(deleted and reworded this thread because the article doesn& #39;t make someone& #39;s actual name clear)

it is incredibly scary to leave a literary agency, especially on a point of principle where the industry appears to be falling into lockstep with regressive forces cloaked in the language of free speech. I hope other agencies and publishers do better.