By @joglanville1: All writers & publishers should be speaking out in support of JKR, no matter where they stand on the transgender issue: whether they believe like Jeanette Winterson that ‘transwomen are women’ or, that ‘if sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women is erased’.
The treatment of JKR is an attempt to censor, by intimidation as well as by discrediting her opinions as hate speech & discrimination. While it may not be possible to silence one of the most successful writers in the world, there are others whose livelihoods are at risk
The idea of tolerating views that you may disagree with or find offensive has been abandoned. That act of toleration, however uncomfortable, is essential for safeguarding an open society where ideas can be freely expressed, challenged and tested.
JKR has attracted the most attention. But variations are being played out in journalism, publishing, the arts, academia and in the workplace. Censorship, once the barometer of a repressive society, is becoming more highly prized than free speech itself. We should all be worried
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