This summer, JK Rowling wrote some high-profile tweets in which she questioned the language used about transgender people.
Among other things, she wrote “People who menstruate.
I'm sure there used to be a word for these people.
Can someone help me?
Wumben?
Wimpund?
Woomud? ”
This got, among others, the actor Daniel Radcliffe, known from the role of Harry Potter, to react.
"Critics: justify threats and violence"
Now the author has once again upset fans and supporters of transgender rights.
Her new novel "Troubled blood" is about a serial killer who dresses up as a woman to deceive his victims.
Melody Bahar Lovelin, cultural journalist and producer at Utbildningsradion, summarizes the criticism of the author.
- The critics say that she demonizes transgender people.
It is an image used to justify oppression and violence against these people.
The twitter #ripjkrowling is now growing on twitter, where users turn to the author.
Rowling defends herself
JK Rowling has previously defended himself against the accusations, including in a longer essay on his website.
- She told that she had been subjected to sexual violence and linked it with her view of transgender people.
She sees it as a security risk with far too free rein around who calls themselves what.
In this way, men who call themselves transgender people can enter secure, separatist women's spheres.
However, it has not been shown to have any support in the research, says Melody Bahar Lovelin.
Hear more about #ripJKRowling in the clip above.