Thread by @KristofferPhilp

Dear @jk_rowling,
I am writing this letter to say a big thank you. You may not find that strange given my propensity to fight your corner, but given the below I find that I have to say something, let me explain. 1/?

I most certainly thank you for your lengthy essay, in which you bare your soul of the pain you endured and how you experiences have shaped who you are today. The essay where you state quite plainly you do not hate me, and you do not hate my trans brothers and sisters. 2/?

The essay where you express your concern, which is held by many both trans and not, of ROGD and the repercussions that we may very well soon face. Sadly the mis information peddled by churches of gender ideology has left the younger generation and some of the 3/?

older generations too brain washed into thinking you were attacking them directly and thus worsened their fragile mental states.

I certainly thank you for your latest book, which I am 3/4 of the way through having pre-ordered. Your views run through it from start to, 4/?

well I hope finish but I won’t find that out till I get there. Thank you for showing that even through fiction you can portray characters based on real life serial killers who as many have disguised themselves as women in order to commit their crimes. Thank you for your 5/?

second strike novel where your portrayal of a trans character I feel fits quite well with how many see them from the outside. (Clearly the person in the quoted tweet has not read either as they have meddled them into one character which we both know they are not). 6/?

And as I have satiated previously neither of these characters give of the idea that we need to be feared.

What I really want to thank you for is the inspiration you have been in giving voice to my own concerns, making me shout loudly that these people who are threatening 7/?

women’s rights and spaces do not represent the trans community who just want to get on with our lives. They represent bitter people who are resentful at their dysphoria and where they fit in the world and think the world owes them everything in return. 8/?

Happiness and peace can only come from within, you appear, at least from the outside, that writing does this for you. I have never been more at peace with who I am than when I started my transition and living my truth. I hope that one day this “fight” will be over and peace 9/?

will be once again restored to this little part of society. I am thankful you have taken the time to understand those of us who live in reality where biology is fundamental in the partition and degradation of half the population. 10/?

Even though there are a small number of anti-female “trans” campaigners who feel that shouting loudly will silence yourself and the many others that follow you, I believe that the vast majority of the UK population fee that trans issues are relating to people such as me and 11/12

not those who make demands of the government and subscribe to living life as a victim, and for that and your voice I am eternally grateful.

#IStandWithJKRowling