Hi friends. Just wanted to make a brief statement, which will be posted both in the book itself and as a general announcement.
Recently it has become clear that Ms. Rowling is pretty clearly against transgender individuals. For those who don't know, she made some unfortunate remarks on Twitter and firmly agreed with a woman who claimed to have been wrongfully fired after saying a lot of transphobic comments in the workplace.
Now I love Harry Potter. I have for a very long time. But this is not the first time that the woman who created my greatest literary love has made a statement of some kind that made me deeply uncomfortable. Personally, I am Bisexual, and have several people in my life who I care about very deeply who happen to be transgender. So seeing a woman I idolized for much of my life, (particularly during some of the worst moments of my life) have such a negative view of a topic so near and dear to my heart is genuinely upsetting.
I want to make it clear that I, as a writer of Harry Potter fan fiction do not agree with these statements (and frankly most of what J. K. Rowling has to say on Twitter relating to these books). I write these as a tribute to the story itself, not the person who wrote it.
If you are currently struggling with you sexual identity and need someone to talk to who will be happy to listen, please feel free to message me directly. I love you all.
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