A charity which supports transgender children has urged JK Rowling to meet some of the young people it works with after the author sparked a row with her comments on the issue. Mermaids published a lengthy statement challenging views expressed by Rowling after she said she had been motivated to address transgender issues by what she sees as an increasingly misogynistic society. She also revealed that her previous experiences of domestic abuse and sexual assault partly made her want to speak out. Woomud?”Mermaids said in its statement that Rowling’s comments were “difficult for many trans people and their families to read”. “For our part, all we are asking, is that you meet with transgender young people and listen to them with an open mind and an open heart, rather than talk over them,” it added.

Source: Irish Independent June 12, 2020 20:48 UTC