J.K. Rowling provoked yet more outrage on social media after sharing new controversial remarks on transgender issues. Taking to her X page (formerly known as Twitter) on Saturday (December 28), the Harry Potter author criticized medical interventions for minors, likening them to historical medical scandals such as lobotomies.
J.K. reshared an initial post on X that read: “I wish you would use your immense power for good. Your hateful focus on trans kids is hurtful and unnecessary.”
Highlights
- J.K. Rowling claimed trans kids didn’t exist, drawing backlash on social media.
- She compared gender-affirming care to historical medical scandals like lobotomies.
- Medical consensus supports gender-affirming care for improved mental health in transgender youth.
Commenting on the initial post, the 59-year-old wrote: “There are no trans kids. No child is ‘born in the wrong body’.”
Her post, which amassed over 11 million views, further read: “There are only adults like you, prepared to sacrifice the health of minors to bolster your belief in an ideology that will end up wreaking more harm than lobotomies and false memory syndrome combined.”
