J.K. Rowling

[@jk_rowling]

R to @WildeWomyn: I fing love you too

 

[@WildeWomyn]

R to @jk_rowling: And you have changed my life forever thar Christmas day I was gifted the philosophers stone. I fing love you so much. Hope you write a thousand more books.

 

[@jk_rowling]

R to @BobKevinson: Gonna need to see the evidence for that claim, Bob.

 

[@BobKevinson]

R to @JimbooooG: No smear, JK Rowling literally wants all trans people executed.

 

[@TheDailyHPotter]

Twenty-six years ago today, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published

 

[@jk_rowling]

R to @pcasey0430: Semmelweis! He's always been one of my heroes!

 

[@pcasey0430]

R to @jk_rowling: Yes, you must be guarded with your mental health. The Dr who tried to convince other Dr to wash their hands before delivering babies went crazy. He was right but he was fighting against the tide. Not an easy to manage .

 

[@jk_rowling]

R to @DarbyBaileyXO: Thank Arthur Levine, the American editor who took the manuscript and my dear friend, but yes, Dick Robinson too, who was a true icon of publishing.

 

[@DarbyBaileyXO]

R to @jk_rowling: Thank you for publishing through @scholastic - and thank you Dick Robinson for saying yes to JK Rowling for the benefit of so many teachers and students worldwide: https://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/dick-robinson/

 

[@jk_rowling]

R to @dunnemrs1: Hearing from families who shared the books is one of the greatest pleasures of my life x

 

[@dunnemrs1]

R to @jk_rowling: You gave me the beginnings of stories to share with my young kids. All up late to queue at midnight for new books,them dressed as characters despite the books being for me. My now adult kids remember,laugh and now my eldest is reading them to his boys. I will always be grateful.

 

[@jk_rowling]

R to @tomswanston: Wow, those are incredible!

 

[@tomswanston]

R to @jk_rowling: It’s still changing lives all over the world! Potter is the reason I write stories, draw pictures and make films.

 

[@AllianceLGB]

RT by @jk_rowling: When funding for our short film was withdrawn last year, we released a statement expressing our shock and questioning the justification.



Here is an update from our CEO Kate Barker in light of Denise Fahmy's successful claim against Arts Council England:

 

[@AllianceLGB]

RT by @jk_rowling: Congratulations to Denise Fahmy, who has succeeded in her claim against Arts Council England. She was subjected to harassment for her courageous and principled stand against bias and homophobia. We’re proud to have supported her

Gender-critical feminist wins harassment claim against Arts Council England over trans row

Employment tribunal rules Denise Fahmy faced a hostile environment because of her view that people cannot change sex

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[@jk_rowling]

I hadn't seen this, and it's made my entire year ️

 

[@jk_rowling]

This is simply wonderful:
A note on the great Ann Leslie, by @suzanne_moore A note on the great Ann Leslie.

 

[@HeidiBriones]

RT by @jk_rowling: i spoke with a 25 year old lesbian that feels alone standing up for women’s rights in her peer group.

she told me “women only” events are all underground now.

we can’t even mention ‘women only’ without threats of violence.

never thought I’d hear of such a thing.

when i was 25 i promoted a lesbian only bar that was competing with another lesbian bar across the street.

i thought we’d made it.

i would travel to San Francisco and visit “the Lex” to party with older butch ladies.

none of these places exist anymore.

we’ve regressed.

it’s fing sad.

god-willing i’ll one day move somewhere remote and delete all social media. you won’t hear from me again, and i’ll be happy about it.

until then…

if even one young lesbian decides against transitioning because of me then i win.

if even one lesbian bar can operate as women-only then it’s all worth it.

if even one little girl can play sports without worrying about a boy ruining it for her then we all win.

i’ll use my voice and take the heat for those who can’t.

bring it.

i have nothing to lose. don’t do with a lesbian pushed to the edge.

 

[@jk_rowling]

An exceptionally privileged woman (inherited wealth, private security from childhood) made that very argument to me. I asked whether she lets strange men wander into her house to use her bathroom. Answer came there none.

 

[@jk_rowling]

R to @jk_rowling: And the year in that first tweet should be 2018, as you’ll see in the ST article.