Author Rowling (archive image)
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Joanne K. Rowling has been reprimanded many times for her public statements on gender equality.
Now the argument has taken on a threatening dimension for the author.
"I've now received so many death threats that I could paper the house with them," wrote the 56-year-old on Monday in a series of tweets.
In the past, the author had repeatedly spoken out against the social and legal equality of trans women with women who were already born with female genital organs.
That earned her a lot of criticism.
Concern has now triggered a photo shared on Twitter, in which three actors appeared in protest against their position at their home address in Edinburgh, Scotland, according to the author.
A picture that was circulating on the Internet showed three people holding protest posters in front of an entrance portal, behind which the street and house number were clearly visible.
Whether it was intentional, as Rowling suspected, cannot be seen in the photo.
A police spokesman said there was an investigation into the case.
The three activists' Twitter accounts were no longer available on Monday.
The author thanked the Scottish Police and the Twitter users who reported the post.
Over the past few years she has seen time and again that women who, like her, are critical of gender equality and gender equality have become the target of campaigns, including threats of violence and rape, Rowling continued.
It concerns "intimidation campaigns," so Rowling. But don't let that intimidate you. The author addressed the trans activists directly with a message: "Perhaps the best way to prove that your movement is not a threat to women is by stopping stalking, harassing and threatening us."
The author of the "Harry Potter" saga has been involved in a dispute with members of the trans community for around two years.
The conflict began, among other things, with a tweet by the author who spoke out against the use of the term "people who menstruate" and instead called for simply speaking of women.
Many trans activists accused her of being trans hostile.
The author's statements also led to a falling out with some of the stars of the "Harry Potter" films, including leading actor Daniel Radcliffe.
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