King Princess Slams J.K Rowling For Transphobic Comments
"What does this AT ALL have to do with you and your womanhood and why do you feel so angry?"
King Princess has joined the legions of public figures condemning J.K. Rowling’s recent transphobic comments, writing in a statement that the author’s comments are “disconcerting” for “so many reasons”.
“I am not the person you will find calling out people on the internet, but that being said this one is personal,” King Princess, real name Mikaela Straus, wrote on Instagram. “J.K. Rowling …why I find your comments so disconcerting…damn there are so many reasons.
“First of all, I don’t think especially now, that you realise the accidental queer haven you created in your books for so many kids within the LGBT spectrum. Right now you are telling countless trans/femme kids that they basically didn’t deserve to be a part of that Utopia. That you pretty much negate the presence of their identities in this world.”
“And the worst part of all is that you feel attacked? You feel like your womanhood is attacked by a movement towards trans equality? What does this AT ALL have to do with you and your womanhood and why do you feel so angry?” Straus continued.
“Are you scared that the inclusion of trans femme people somehow erases you? Do you see the swarths of cisgender white woman agreeing with you on twitter and basically unifying over the erasure or trans bodies? Do you see that by talking you are refusing to listen to a group of people are being murdered, beaten, and left unprotected by the law everyday?”
Straus then points out that as a straight cisgender woman, Rowling has immense privilege and power over trans people, and that separating cis women from trans women is what allows this privilege to continue.
“So please ask yourself why you are talking, why you are disrupting this movement with your confusing words, and why, as a writer, you feel the need to attack a group of people who most likely sustained your business for many years,” she finishes.
Earlier today, Harry Potter himself — Daniel Radcliffe — released a powerful statement in support of the trans community, writing that “transgender women are women…any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I.”
Read King Princess’ full statement below.