JK Rowling says statements about trans people have been ‘profoundly’ misunderstood in new podcast

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JK Rowling is addressing the controversy surrounding her stance on transgender rights head-on in an forthcoming podcast entitled The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling. However, I was not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal,” Rowling says in the trailer for the podcast, which is hosted by Free Press. The Free Press describes The Witch Trials of JK Rowling as an “audio documentary that examines some of the most contentious conflicts of our time through the life and career of the world’s most successful author”. In the article, he wrote: “Transgender women are women. The first two episodes of The Witch Trials of JK Rowling podcast will be released 21 February on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other audio platforms.
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