J.K. Rowling

Here is a full explanation of the J.K. Rowling controversy surrounding the game Hogwarts Legacy, including how transphobia factors into it.

Her actions are consistently to limit transgender rights and to ridicule us in the eyes of the public. She views boycotts of the games dimly, and that may in fact be one reason to do it: It’s funny for a person living in a mansion to be so upset that we’re not playing a game she didn’t make. Rowling in 2020](https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1269407862234775552) that contains this sentence: “I’d march with you if you were discriminated against on the basis of being trans.” She often says things like this to prove that she doesn’t hate transgender people. Trans healthcare for children, teenagers, and adults, trans children’s participation in children’s sports, the right for children to use a name and pronouns of their choice at school, and even crossdressing are under attack. Trans rights are not in conflict with women’s rights and have not in the past led to an epidemic of bathroom assaults. Promoting the game through streams, reviews, and positive online posts is obviously going to boost the profile of the Wizarding World, and that will in turn boost Rowling’s relevance. A transgender woman is a person who has transitioned socially and often medically from living as a man to living as a woman, and a trans man is the reversed direction of the same. But does this mean the concept of being a woman is just a concept, and transgender women are just men who believe they’re women? If a cisgender woman dresses herself as a man and is perceived as one, she receives all the social changes of living as a man regardless of her sex. In this case, it’s an attempt to smear transgender women in the minds of the public as simply being men in dresses, although the reality is that most trans women both undergo hormonal transition, making their bodies unlike men, and have never fit into society’s mold of men in terms of behavior. In general, trans women should be referred to as women, and with “she” pronouns, and trans men referred to as men and with “he” pronouns. that’s misogyny!” The part most people take issue with is the “Men in dresses” line, which is being used in this context to refer to transgender women.

For many in the LGBTQ community, the ongoing controversy surrounding Harry Potter's creator, J.K. Rowling, has made the debut of the video game Hogwarts Legacy ...

“I want the trans people in my life to know … “I hope we can use this moment as a springboard for a larger discussion for the needs of creators," Ripley said. “We have a diverse cast of characters that players will encounter throughout the game.” “These are attempts at a performance of inclusivity the same way that movies about trans characters played by cis people are performances of inclusivity,” Ripley said. On Twitch, some claimed they were being bullied and called bigots for streaming the game. They then are able to pick whether they want to be a “witch” or “wizard.” “It’s unfortunate.” It introduces a character named Sirona Ryan, who runs a pub in the town of Hogsmeade. When I heard this game was coming out I felt very sad.” there’s still work to be done.” if your support comes with restrictions or exceptions, like buying and playing a game like this, you’re not being an ally.” “Being an ally is something that you do; it’s not who you are,” said Valerie, a queer gamer who organized the protest on Twitch.