Rowling, who has always denied being transphobic, has been widely condemned in recent years for her views on transgender rights, having claimed that she would rather go to jail than refer to a trans person by their preferred pronouns.
JK Rowling has said she will 'struggle to support' Labour if Sir Keir Starmer keeps his current stance on gender recognition. The Harry Potter author has authored a 2,000-word essay in The Times in which she outlines her dissatisfaction with the Labour Party's current position.
Read more:Troll who threatened to kill Rowling and Duffield avoids jailRowling accuses Starmer of 'misrepresenting equalities law'Starmer says 99.9% of women 'haven't got a penis' In the article, the author highlighted Ms Dodds for saying what a woman is 'depends on what the context is'. Ms Cooper is criticised for saying she was 'not going to get into rabbit holes on this'. Rowling points to Ms Thornberry for saying: 'some women will have penises.
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