re: #189 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!

Rowling. does. not. assert. that. trans. women. are. not. women.

Never get your information from twitter trolls without checking it. Carefully.

That is all.

Thread, four tweets, all posted here.

You’re right. You should get it from JK Rowling herself. You do not need to assert what her position is when she asserts it herself, damn near every day on social media.

‘NHS identity clinics have been functioning as if acting outside the ordinary requirement of good medical and psychiatric practice.’

Some may dismiss this paper by experienced psychoanalyst @marcusevanspsych, but they do so at their own peril. https://t.co/Ghn6LtK3UB 1/4

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 25, 2020

It feels as though we’re on the brink of a medical scandal. A second paper concludes:

‘Psychiatry sits on this knife-edge: running the risk of being accused of transphobia or, alternatively, remaining silent throughout this uncontrolled experiment.’ 2/4https://t.co/G3dPP2aCGq

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 25, 2020

Since speaking up about gender identity theory, I’ve received thousands of emails – more than I’ve ever had on a single subject. Many have come from professionals working in medicine, education and social work. All are concerned about the effects on vulnerable young people. 3/4

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 25, 2020

(Gender identity theory is the latest conservative think-tank term for gender critical)

The writers of this letter are just two of a growing number of whistleblowers. The bleak truth is that if and when the scandal does erupt, nobody currently cheering this movement on will be able to credibly claim ‘we couldn’t have known’. https://t.co/8ughoMKCun 4/4

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 25, 2020