British icon Sir Stephen Fry has turned on Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who has made waves online over the years (namely X/Twitter) for her gender-critical views.
67-year-old Fry, a comedian, actor, author, and broadcaster who also famously narrated all seven Harry Potter audiobooks and was, until now, an ally of Rowling’s, has accused her of being “radicalised” by TERFs (“trans-exclusionary radical feminist,” a term often thrown at the author by trans rights activists) and all the toxicity she’s been embroiled in for so long.
During a recent appearance on The Show People podcast, Fry, who is a gay man and an LGBTQ+ rights advocate, described Rowling as “a lost cause,” saying, “She has been radicalised, I fear – perhaps by TERFs, but also by the vitriol that is thrown at her. It is unhelpful and only hardens her. I’m afraid she seems to be a lost cause for us.”
“She started to make these peculiar statements and had very strong, difficult views,” he added.
“She seemed to kick a hornet’s nest of transphobia that has been entirely destructive. I disagree profoundly with her on this subject. She says things that are inflammatory, contemptuous and mocking. They add to a terribly distressing time for trans people.”
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