J.K. Rowling's Tweets Stir Controversy in the Trans Community
Posted on AllSides June 12th, 2020
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
- On June 6th, author J.K. Rowling stirred controversy by retweeting an article titled "Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate" and commenting: "‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?"
- Rowling followed up her comments with three additional tweets, saying: "If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex ...