JK Rowling in row over court ruling on transgender issues
(The Guardian Books News)

Author defends researcher who lost an employment tribunal case over her `offensive and exclusionary´ tweetsHaving not tweeted since November, JK Rowling broke her Twitter silence to speak out in support of a researcher who lost an employment tribunal case for using `offensive and exclusionary` language on Twitter.Rowling tweeted about Maya Forstater, who lost her job at an international thinktank after a series of tweets, including one in which she said: `Men cannot change into women.`Dress however you please.Call yourself whatever you like.Sleep with any consenting adult who´ll have you. Live your best life in peace and security. But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real? #IStandWithMaya #ThisIsNotADrill Continue reading...