Since Rowling is trending again, I thought I& #39;d post a small chain of resources about the trans community& #39;s response to Rowling, and trans issues in general, that I& #39;ve been learning from.

If you have any others recommendations, please add them!
I& #39;ll add that, in contrast to Rowling painting the picture of all of her detractors publicly wishing her ill, all I& #39;ve seen in these resources are kind, thoughtful, articulate educators.

Also, content warning for basically everything under the transphobia discussion umbrella.
"We don& #39;t think J. K. Rowling is a bad person, but we do think she has accidentally fallen into a gender-critical echo chamber." - @jammi_dodger94 & @sherbetlemon007 https://youtu.be/6Avcp-e4bOs ">https://youtu.be/6Avcp-e4b...
"Engaging with things critically absolutely doesn& #39;t have to mean beating yourself up for liking things with problems, but it does mean not sweeping those problems under the rug." - @marysuewriter https://youtu.be/m-rh-N4eFDU ">https://youtu.be/m-rh-N4eF...
"Given Rowling& #39;s clear skill as a writer [...] I personally find it incredibly hard to believe that she doesn& #39;t know when she is framing her arguments in a way that leaves out much needed context." - @jessiegender https://youtu.be/paVH1PdOfwc ">https://youtu.be/paVH1PdOf...
"One of the most frustrating things about discussing your life openly as a transgender person is that people who are not transgender will often believe that you can never be a trustworthy narrator about your own life and experiences." - @kat_blaque https://youtu.be/acxbTCAN30U ">https://youtu.be/acxbTCAN3...
"What TERFs really oppose is not trans women being feminine, or trans women being masculine, but trans women being trans women. In other words, the fundamental issue underlying all these & #39;concerns& #39; is transphobia." - @ContraPoints https://youtu.be/1pTPuoGjQsI ">https://youtu.be/1pTPuoGjQ...
"[A]lthough these are plainly myths with no evidence behind them, they’ve been used in attempts to perpetuate discrimination since the Jim Crow era."
- @germanrlopez writing for @voxdotcom https://www.vox.com/identities/2016/5/13/17938088/transgender-people-rights-myths">https://www.vox.com/identitie...
Added a few new resources to this thread. As long as #JKR insists on allowing bigotry to trend, I& #39;ll continue counteracting it as best I can.

If you& #39;re feeling you don& #39;t have a grasp on either side of the issue, I *highly* suggest exploring this thread. I& #39;ve learned a lot!
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