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OPINION - Rachel Johnson: When it comes to trans issues, JK Rowling is the heir to George Orwell

We turn to a toxic subject I haven’t been brave enough to tackle in all my years as a columnist, and I’ll briefly explain why.

I had my fingers burnt in the Celebrity Big Brother “Year of the Woman” series back in 2018 when I was in the house with India Willoughby, who glories in her status and identity as the nation’s first trans newsreader.

Willoughby was voted out first because she either sulked operatically in her pants or yelled

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