JK Rowling sparked a furious Twitter row on Saturday night when she shared her opinion on gender and sex. The 54-year-old Harry Potter author found herself under attack and accused of being transphobic after she took to Twitter to voice her views.
The controversy began when JK reacted to an online article titled “Opinion: Creating a more equal post COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.” Sharing the article online, JK wrote: “‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people.
Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?” However, her comment sparked a backlash, with many declaring the best selling author was being transphobic and that gender could be different to what is assigned at birth for transgender
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