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    JK Rowling podcast reveals how Harry Potter author U-turned on promise to respect pronouns

    by Emma Guinness Apr 12, 2024 3 minutes

    JK Rowling’s stance on using people’s preferred pronouns has taken a U-turn since she first waded into the transgender debate.

    While the author, 58, is now describing some trans women as men - even when they have legally changed their gender - she once promised to “always” respect chosen pronouns.

    She made the claim in the podcast docuseries, The Witch Trials of JK Rowling, where she explained why she became involved in transgender issues - despite being a cisgender, straight woman.

    The revelation was made when the podcast host, Megan Phelps-Roper, asked Rowling

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