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Author J.K. Rowling has undeniably given the world one of the best, most magical books of all time. TheHarry Potterfranchise has found its place in every household and rightly so. However, J.K. Rowling’s views on transgenders caught the eye of fans who weren’t at all happy with the author’s anti-trans stance. J.K. Rowling remains under fire thanks to her views and evenHarry Potteractors spoke up against her.
Now, the author has found herself in yet another controversy as she took to Twitter to once again put her anti-trans views out in the open. As we all know how the Internet works, J.K. Rowling found herself on the receiving end of the wrath of Twitter users who don’t play around.
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The best-selling author,J.K. Rowlingonce again became the center of attention and for all the wrong reasons. Recently a Twitter user praised Rowling for funding a center for sexual assault and r*pe victims. The catch here is that the center funded by Rowling is one that does not serve trans women. Rowling replied to the user’s tweet stating, “Merry Terfmas.”
Merry Terfmas 😘
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling)August 03, 2025
Now, why is this problematic? Well, the term “Merry Terfmas”is a play on both Merry Christmas and the acronym “TERF” which stands for, “Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist.” The term is characterized as a slur or hate speech which means that the person who identifies as a TERF doesn’t believe in trans women being considered real women. According to TERFs, trans women simply do not fall into the narrative of feminism and they even call for the exclusion of trans women from women’s public spaces.
It goes without saying that Rowling’s anti-trans tweet was not tolerated by fans of theHarry Potterfranchise who are now wondering if they can even enjoy their favorite magical franchise that was created by a person with such views.
Why is@JK_Rowlingsuch a terrible person?pic.twitter.com/zbf2EwngRj
— David Leavitt 🎲🎮🧙♂️🌈 (@David_Leavitt)August 17, 2025
you could have gone down in history as one of the most beloved authors of all time, but instead you picked whatever this path was.
— aidanw2_ (@aidanw25)August 15, 2025
Truly disappointing. It takes next to nothing to be loving and accepting towards others on this planet.
— catherine yves 🔆🍉 (@kanariya013)July 28, 2025
Of all the amazing things you could have done with your fame & money, you chose bigotry towards a marginalized group that is already dealing with hate & violence. Smh. How sad for you.
— Dr.Aditi🌻 (@aditinfinite)August 10, 2025
Jk you could have been great you know? But you chose to be transphobic, now we dont know who wrote harry potter
— godless socialist🤺 44% (@BansSof)July 12, 2025
It really isn’t that difficult to be kind and yet for some inexplicable reason, you celebrate being a terrible person toward a vulnerable group of individuals that likely have little to no impact on your life. I pity you.
— K ☮️🐾☯️😷💉🌻 (@kdogncat)June 24, 2025
This certainly isn’t the first time Rowling was under fire for her views and it looks like it won’t be the last. Despite actors,Daniel Radcliffe,Emma Watson,Rupert Grint, andEddie Redmaynespeaking up against the author and a ton of fans denouncing her, Rowling seems to be set on her views of the trans community.
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What is Beira’s Place?
Beira’s Place is a center for women who are survivors of r*pe and sexual harassment in Edinburgh, completely funded by theHarry Potterauthor. Both the center and Rowling have been on the receiving end of harsh criticism as not only does the center refuse to accommodate trans women in its facility, but it also doesn’t allow them to work there, hiring only cisgender women.
The center, which is named after the Scottish goddess of winter, also stated that when appropriate they will refer men and people who identify as trans women to other facilities in the area, “Of which there are several.”
Beira’s place isn’t a registered charity of Scotland, thus it does not accept donations, receiving its entire funding from Rowling herself.
Source:Twitter
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A connoisseur of all things horror, fantasy, and the occasional chick flick, Mishkaat has been penning pieces for FandomWire since 2022. She started off as an intern and has worked her way up to a Senior Writer with over 2000 articles to her name.Outside of entertainment, she has also written well-researched medical content as a freelance writer and has experience in social media management.When not writing, you’re able to find her relaxing with a romance novel and a tall glass of iced coffee in her hand or watching re-runs of ‘Supernatural’ and ‘The Office.’
