Based on some recent comments from Harry Potter author and creator J.K. Rowling that have gone viral on social media, it does not appear that there will be any transgender characters in the Harry Potter universe anytime soon.
Recently, Lucy Clark made history as she became the first transgender manager of a team in one of the top five divisions of English women’s soccer as she took over Sutton United. But J.K. Rowling was not exactly willing to celebrate the news.
Rowling took to social media to suggest that Clark was a “straight, white, middle-aged bloke” instead of a transgender woman.
When I was young all the football managers were straight, white, middle-aged blokes, so it's fantastic to see how much things have changed. https://t.co/jx9zp0hRyU
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 11, 2024
“When I was young all the football managers were straight, white, middle-aged blokes, so it’s fantastic to see how much things have changed,” Rowling said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
Rowling then doubled down on this stance when she replied to a headline claiming that she was “comparing” Clark to a man.
I didn’t compare him to one. He IS one. https://t.co/LUqXuSjktV
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 12, 2024
“I didn’t compare him to one. He IS one,” Rowling said in a follow-up post.
Clearly, Rowling is not a supporter of the transgender community, and her words led to a lot of reactions on social media as a result.
Repeating myself here, but it is extraordinary watching someone I once deeply admired become radicalised into a hate cult. Total obsessive hate towards a tiny group of people is so fucking spiteful and quite frankly a weird way to spend your life. https://t.co/aMFVC5k81y
— Sam Missingham (@samatlounge) May 13, 2024
See I *thought* the issue was women's spaces. Or erasing the word woman. But apparently anything that a trans person achieves is fair game for this sort of derision. https://t.co/rm1KC2Sq9B
— Neighbantz 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@neighbantz) May 12, 2024
Just J K Rowling once again picking on a trans woman because….
Well…
No reason at all, other than for achieving as much as she can, whilst living her life.
This time, the victim is our very own Lucy. https://t.co/vjVOgFtWJx
— LGBWithTheT (@LGBwiththeT) May 11, 2024
Absolute proof of blatant transphobia. no longer hiding behind clever phrasing or allusions. This is monstrous, cruel and stochastic. https://t.co/iF3f2ah6dm
— The Bear (@bear_roar) May 11, 2024
Lucy is just someone trying to do positive things. She has said that football changed her life, but has had mental health struggles. And now she’s being spitefully bullied like this, the only point of which is to be cruel and harmful. https://t.co/Oj1QtDn9Rt
— Nick Miller (@NickMiller79) May 12, 2024
A billionaire mocking a member of the public for no reason other than their gender, to an audience of millions, while pretending she's the victim https://t.co/drNACdNVoP
— Octavius Ace (@8Ace___) May 11, 2024
This is not the first time that Rowling has spoken out against the transgender community, and it’s not likely it will be the last.
