“Is Rowling’s Twitter page a place where her young, impressionable fans can browse artwork, or is it a place to debate trans rights? Because this bizarre blend of trans-exclusionary talking points and children’s fanart is deeply, almost hilariously, inappropriate.”— Dani Di Placido, forbes.com
“Is the difference you believe you have with trans women greater than what we all share in our belief in women’s equality?”— Roey Thorpe, advocate.com
“JK Rowling has deleted a tweet expressing her love of fellow author Stephen King, after he confirmed that he supports trans women.”— Ellie Harrison, independent.co.uk
“It is no brave thing to stand with the powerful against those who dare live differently, it’s the easiest and most comfortable choice you can make.”— Brandy Jensen, jezebel.com
“Rowling's statements can't take away what Harry Potter gave them.”— Lauren Strapagiel, buzzfeednews.com
“Racism isn't a Black people problem, it's a White people problem that impacts Black people. And the same is true of transphobia. It's a cis people problem. Trans people shouldn't be expected to solve it. That's on us”— Andrew James Carter, forbes.com
“Obviously, white women being called out using the name 'Karen' is not the same as white people using the n-word – because reverse racism doesn’t exist, for starters – and 96 percent of the almost 130,000 people who have answered so far said 'No.'”— Vic Parsons, pinknews.co.uk