[kleiba]

trans women are going to rape children

Did she really state that? If so, please provide a citation.

If not, claiming this would be a grave diffamation that cannot be taken lightly, whether or not one dislikes her position on LGBTIQA+.

[edrx]

It was "trans women are going to rape children _or something like that_". Most reactions that I saw about J.K. Rowling's 3600-word essay point out that she equates transness with intent to rape, so I think that the original sentence with the "or something like that" is ok. Here are two links: https://wessexsolidarity.wordpress.com/2020/06/14/j-k-rowlin... https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/j-k-rowling-tweet-paints...

[iamdamian]

I don't see that in the articles you linked. Can you quote the evidence that she equates trans-ness with rape?

I _do_ see something about her questioning whether gender self-identification should affect whether someone is allowed to be tried for rape (since, if I understand correctly from the article you linked, the UK seems to not allow women to be tried for rape). It's difficult to follow to the original quote because some of the linked articles and original sources are paywalled.

[QuercusMax]

She's definitely accused transwomen of being rapists, and wrote a book about a man who wears a dress to kill women.

Btw, the word is "defamation".

Here's an article with some documentation: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/j-k-rowling-tweet-paints...

[labster]

Article includes no JKR quotes, but lots of quotes from enraged twitterati. She uses an Orwell quote which doesn’t refer to rape at all, just to doublethink. Please provide evidence, not smear campaigns.

[treesprite82]

> Article includes no JKR quotes

> She uses an Orwell quote which doesn’t refer to rape at all

Third paragraph of the article has a JKR quote directly referencing rape.

Not sure if it backs up the original "freaking out about..." claim, but maybe "by placing undue emphasis, perpetuates the narrative that...".

[kleiba]

Not sure if it backs up the original "freaking out about..." claim [...]

Not at all. This quote is from a JKR tweet that she made referring to a Times article on the praxis of UK police recording rape crimes as being committed by a women when the perpetrator identifies as female (even if they have male genitalia).

So, neither did JKR (in that quote) equate trans people with rapist nor did she bring up the whole topic. Rather, she reacted to a newspaper article on the topic, and certainly not in a way that could by any stretch of the imagination be characterized as "freaking out".

[kleiba]

Btw, the word is "defamation".

Thanks!