Boy George, JK Rowling feud on Twitter over trans rights – New York Post

Boy, this is messy. Boy George picked a fight with J.K. Rowling on X (formerly Twitter) over the Harry Potter author’s controversial views on the transgender community. The feud started Saturday when the British DJ, 64, responded to a thread between Rowling, 59, and another user where she asked, “Which rights have been taken away from trans people?” J.K. Rowling at the “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” premiere in London in 2022. Getty Images Boy George attends the V&A Summer Party 2024 celebrating “NAOMI: In Fashion” in London. WireImage “The right to be left alone by a rich bored bully!” George, who is openly gay, wrote. Boy George calls out J.K. Rowling on X. boygeorge/Twitter But Rowling had a scathing response to the singer the next day. “There are many differences between us, George, but some are particularly relevant to this debate,” Rowling wrote, pointing out that George is a man, while she’s a woman, and that he’s “been wealthy and famous” since his early 20s, while Rowling didn’t make a name for herself until she was over 30. J.K. Rowling speaks at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Ripple of Hope Gala and Auction in 2019. Getty Images
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