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I can no longer watch any Harry Potter movie due to this bigot. She has ruined her franchise
San Francisco bookstore stops selling J.K. Rowling titles due to 'Harry Potter' author's anti-trans views
— Helen ð³ï¸ââ§ï¸âð»ð (@mimmymum.bsky.social) 2025-06-26T22:15:37.977Z
âWhen the author of a book states that all sales of those books will contribute to an anti-trans fund, the only way we can choose not to participate is by not selling the books any longer.â
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https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/san-francisco-bookstore-stops-selling-jk-rowling-titles-due-harry-pott-rcna215255
Booksmith, which opened in 1976 and is in the citys Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, said the final straw came last month, when Rowling announced on social media that she would use her personal wealth to fund the J.K. Rowling Womens Fund, which describes itself as a legal fund to support individuals and organisations fighting to retain womens sex-based rights in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces.
Though the fund doesnt mention trans people specifically, Rowling has been vocally opposed to trans womens inclusion in womens spaces, and proponents of efforts to restrict trans rights often describe such efforts as advocating for womens sex-based rights.
With this announcement, weve decided to stop carrying her books, Booksmith said in a statement on Instagram. We dont know exactly what her new womens fund will entail, but we know that we arent going to be a part of it. As a group of queer booklovers, we also had our adolescences shaped by wizards and elves. Look at us, its obvious. If you or someone you love wants to dive into the world of Harry Potter, we suggest doing so by buying used copies of these books.

Torchlight
(5,138 posts)A market integrating ethics into its profit may frustrate the orthodox who will label it as anything but what is; choice.
Prairie Gates
(5,706 posts)And that's all I have to say about that.
JI7
(92,333 posts)We need to be nuanced about things. We should be able to read, watch, listen and enjoy certain works while being able to say the person is still wrong when it comes to something.
I feel like these things make us lose support. And the right is able to easily exploit it.
JI7
(92,333 posts)We need to be nuanced about things. We should be able to read, watch, listen and enjoy certain works while being able to say the person is still wrong when it comes to something.
I feel like these things make us lose support. And the right is able to easily exploit it.