You may have read that Harry Potter author JK Rowling is at the center of the transgender controversy. But you might also read that Rowling is “anti-trans,” “anti-trans,” “at war with trans people,” or that she “opposes trans rights.” This is wrong.
At some point, it's possible to legitimately talk about transgender people and raise issues without constantly being called “phobes.”
By magic, words change their meaning
“If determining a person's biological sex is criminalised, freedom of speech and expression in Scotland is under serious threat.” JK reacts to new legislation on hate speech, hate crime and public order in Scotland. Rowling said this sentence.
Rowling's fear (shared by Prime Minister and many others) of no longer being able to say “a man is a man” or “a woman is a woman” without being accused of making hateful comments against transgender people.
Rowling has every right to worry that men who transition to feminine identities will end up in women's prisons, women's locker rooms, or women's sports tournaments.
We have the right to discuss these issues anonymously and, above all, without risk of imprisonment!
Scottish law restricts freedom of expression and restricts freedom of speech. That's why Rowling wrote: “Freedom of speech ends in Scotland if an accurate description of biological sex is criminalized.”
Still crazy. We live in a world where the simple truth of saying “there are only two sexes”, “only a woman can be pregnant” or “a woman with a vagina” creates accusations of intolerance.
Of grief! We only state obvious, recollected biological facts, and we risk jail time or the wrath of the right-thinking police!
Fortunately, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak supported JK Rowling. He confirmed Daily Telegraph No one should be prosecuted for “stating simple truths about biology”: “We believe in free speech in this country, and conservatives will always defend it.”
Author Gerald Posner wrote on Twitter: “It's ironic that a woman who created a magical universe also understood the boundary between reality and fantasy. JK proved that Scotland's hate crime law is a complete farce. Every reasonable person owes Rowling a debt of gratitude for her unflinching performance.
Not my type
Recently, in Quebec, I visited the Musée de la Civilization's “Unique En Genre” exhibit. The exhibition ends on April 14.
I can't believe that a serious museum has adopted militant vocabulary throughout the exhibit. Everywhere it is written “Sex assigned at birth” that is obvious and should not be questioned!
I consider sex “set” at birth.
If you're not happy, J.K. Like Rowling, “Stop me!”
