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It’s welcome that JK Rowling has spoken out in defence of Maya Forstater, who lost her job for believing that biological sex is real – but when will political leaders speak out too, asks JO BARTOSCH
Harry Potter author JK Rowling
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IT turns out that Britain’s best-loved fiction writer also knows a thing or two about facts.
Yesterday, Harry Potter author JK Rowling lent her support to Maya Forstater, a tax expert who lost her job at a think tank for questioning the idea that it is possible to change sex.
Rowling’s tweet, sent from her account with 14 million followers, read: “Dress however you please. Call yourself whatever you like. Sleep with any consenting adult who’ll have you, Live your best life in peace and security. But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real?” Rowling added the hashtags “IStandWithMaya” and “ThisIsNotADrill.”
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