Most everyone knows J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series. Twitchy has covered her many times because she has consistently taken abuse from the hard Left trans community for her stance on protecting biological women and women’s rights from being overlooked and overtaken by trans activists. She has announced that she has gone a step further and has funded a space called Beira’s Place which is a woman-only space for sexual abuse survivors.
For those who need it… @beirasplace https://t.co/FxO9MEd4tp
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 12, 2022
You can read all about J.K. Rowling’s stance, ideas regarding feminism, and Beira’s place in the articles linked in the several tweets below.
I spoke to Suzanne Moore about feminism, filters and a new support centre for female survivors of sexual violence in Edinburgh and the Lothians.https://t.co/32JZurdOZm
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 12, 2022
JK Rowling launches service for women victims of sexual violence before Scotland brings in self-ID law. https://t.co/m7DOhcfBzW
— Janice Turner (@VictoriaPeckham) December 12, 2022
This is the best news for women in a long time! https://t.co/t3TDaUYQoZ
— Julie Bindel (@bindelj) December 12, 2022
In the ‘unherd.com’ article it states:
‘The service is funded solely by Rowling and is not set up as a charity, which means trans activists won’t be able to petition the Charities Commission to close it down.’
This will surely bring the trans activists out yelling and screaming. They have tried all they can to cancel Rowling and she never backs down.
As we expected, those who were unhappy took to Twitter to make sure everyone knew it is transphobic for Rowling to use her own money to fund a place for sexual assault survivors that is FEMALE ONLY.
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The whole point of JK Rowling’s new centre is banning women who happen to be trans.
But what happens to butch women who could be men? Who the wardens suspect MIGHT be trans? Will they be asked to drop their pants? Chromosome tests? pic.twitter.com/goercdS4XL— India Willoughby (@IndiaWilloughby) December 12, 2022
It is a center for sexual abuse victims. Nobody, especially the victims, is going to be asking anyone to ‘drop their pants.’ This type of ignorance is why so many people get angry at the trans movement. They are not allowing any other viewpoints. They push insane narratives and try to make people with common sense think they are wrong. It is not transphobic or hateful of trans people to know and understand sexual abuse survivors need particular care and to feel safe in order to heal.
Thank god, now maybe you weirdos will leave inclusive locations alone https://t.co/ubDkTLlyzL
— 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈Merry Melkormas 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@MorgothArc) December 12, 2022
The TERF-only idea was a popular sentiment. TERF stands for a trans-exclusionary radical feminist. The idea is that you cannot acknowledge biological sex or promote women-only spaces and if you do, you hate trans people. Normal people know and understand that is not true, but it does not keep the term from being thrown around as an insult.
She's been a multi-millionaire for decades yet only chooses now to fund this, just to make a political point.
— Al Be Back (in 20 minutes) 🐙🧟♂️🐌 (@alan_mackie) December 12, 2022
Maybe she has been working on it a long time and has been trying to figure out a way to open an all-female service center without legal issues since she knows firsthand how the trans-activists can and will behave.
https://twitter.com/NotthatSuzanne/status/1602269008002449408
Exactly. It seems Rowling’s opposition has no way to respond except trying to bully her into submission, which has not worked so far and has only pushed her to speak louder.
Absolutely not. All other rape centres are open to men who ID as women, so women who wish to be with only women are excluded. JK is simply responding to the need for #singlesexspaces
Willoughy is a #misogynist troll. #IstandwithJKRowling ALWAYS https://t.co/b6pmvIuuUm— Blythe by name 🟥 (@BlytheGetsCross) December 12, 2022
The Left is always saying if you do not like something then go make your own, yet when people actually do that, they try to find ways to tear it down.
So many of us spent years fighting for single sex spaces which are disappearing fast. Let’s hope that this brilliant initiative with give others the confidence to say #sexmatters What say you @WelshWomensAid ? https://t.co/7EHiRvdq6E
— CardiffRadicalFeminists (@RadFemsCardiff) December 12, 2022
A self-proclaimed radical feminist supporting Rowling was pretty interesting to see. Feminism has been such an interesting movement over the years. This editor would have supported the 1st and 2nd waves of the movement with people fighting for the right to vote and work, and women like Joan Rivers fighting for their place in male-dominated fields. However, 3rd wave and this newest wave of feminists who seem to be fighting for abortion and literally removing some of the protections the first feminists fought for are a whole different animal and we are just glad that people with a larger platform and access to funds than we have are choosing to fight the fight against them.
No doubt a women’s only rape shelter is going to trigger a LOT of psychotic men 😬 Thank you @jk_rowling ❤️❤️❤️#psychopathy #sociopaths #nothankyou https://t.co/IUEVQqjI3Q
— Tania Marshall 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿Psychotherapist Author (@TaniaAMarshall) December 12, 2022
Not a bad idea to have a T*RF-only domain. I'd hate to find myself sharing my trauma or getting examined/touched by a T*RF. They're so creepy and weird. Now if we can do the same with toilets, changing rooms and prisons. T*RF-only spaces!
— Donna Dent (@DonnaDent1) December 12, 2022
There were tons of tweets in support and praise for Rowling and many many more calling her names and hating her for what she is doing. What we know for sure is that whether we agree with Rowling on everything or not, we are happy there is someone willing to fight back on this one piece of the puzzle. Women do deserve some women-only spaces and that is NOT transphobic or hateful. It is just true.
To J.K. Rowling, we hope that you will continue to be as strong as the women characters you wrote and created. IT would have been very easy for her to sit back and not say anything and just be loved, but she chose to speak up and to put her money where her mouth is. She did not take the easy way out and for that we applaud her.
‘Dark times lie ahead of us, and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right.’ – Albus Dumbledore
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