In June 2020, after that initial moment of attention, Rowling indisputably affirmed her anti-trans beliefs - first in a tweet mocking trans-inclusive language, and then in a lengthy manifesto of nearly 4,000 words. But it wasn’t until December 2019, when Rowling tweeted in support of a British TERF, that the public caught on more generally. Elements of her writing as well as her social media activity have long suggested a growing alliance with anti-trans groups, and some Harry Potter fans have been voicing concerns about Rowling’s stated beliefs since at least the spring of 2018. Rowling’s anti-trans sentiments have steadily grown more blatant over the years. Rowling’s transphobia is not a one-off or casual thing. And to answer that question, we have to understand exactly how and why Rowling’s transphobia has tainted the beloved Harry Potter universe, and what possibilities - if any - exist for the Harry Potter franchise to heal some of the hurt its creator has caused. That show is currently still only a rumor it may not ever get made.īut the release of Legacy and the possibility of still more Harry Potter media to come mean we have to ask whether new official Harry Potter content can ever be okay. Hogwarts Legacy isn’t the only new Harry Potter production in 2021, news surfaced of a rumored TV show from Warner Bros. At the very least, new stories, as Legacy is currently demonstrating, leave many people feeling deeply conflicted about whether they can support or enjoy any new Harry Potter content in the wake of Rowling’s problematic statements. New stories of the Wizarding World will inevitably be a complicated joy for many, and purely painful for many trans people whose lives have been made worse because of Rowling’s influential views. That means any discussion of what new Harry Potter content is or can be has to come with an acknowledgment of Rowling’s transphobia and the problems it creates. Amid ongoing protests from trans activists and broken-hearted fans, Rowling has continually redoubled her rhetoric. Rowling’s name is now synonymous with “ TERF” - trans-exclusionary radical feminism, or the belief that trans women aren’t women and that biological sex is the only factor that determines someone’s gender. Rowling, once seen as a vanguard of progressive idealism, has spent most of the past half-decade forging a new reputation as the world’s most famous transphobe. Rowling and the fate of the universe she created. The release of the controversial Hogwarts Legacy game has revived a never-quite-dormant firestorm of opinions over J.K.
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