JK Rowling ‘hates men', claims Boy George in trans row

Telegraph

27-04-2025

Boy George has accused JK Rowling of 'hating men' in a row over the definition of women.
Rowling has become known for her gender-critical views, arguing that biological sex is what defines a woman.
The Culture Club singer, 63, known for the hit Karma Chameleon, said of Rowling in a post on X: 'She hates men. This is where this truth lies.
'She cannot differentiate between a 'trans' woman and a biological male.'
The singer was responding to a recent trend in which Hollywood stars have donned a T-shirt with the slogan 'Protect the Dolls'.
Dolls refers to transgender women, and the slogan has been devised following the Supreme Court's ruling that 'woman' refers to an individual who is biologically female, which some campaigners claim is a threat to transgender people.
The T-shirt has been worn by performers including Tilda Swinton and Pedro Pascal, who used his X account to brand Rowling a 'heinous loser'.
George stated that Pascal disagreeing with Rowling did not mean he hated women, and added his claim that the Harry Potter author in fact hated men.
Rowling responded to the claim, stating on X: 'I'm married to a man, George. I do not hate men. I simply live in reality where men – however they identify – commit 98% of sexual assaults, and 88% of victims are female.
'Trans-identified men are no less likely than other kinds of men to pose a risk to women or girls.'
Ministry of Justice figures submitted to the Women and Equalities Select Committee showed that, as of 2020, there were 129 male-born prisoners identifying as transgender in the prison system.
Of these, 76 had at least one conviction for a sexual offence, prompting campaigners including Fair Play for Women to warn of a male pattern of offending.
This position led Rowling to support the campaign group For Women Scotland in their lengthy dispute with the Scottish government.
The group had objected to the inclusion of trans people in gender quotas set by the government, and the dispute was sent to the Supreme Court.
Following the Supreme Court ruling that transgender women are not legally women, Rowling posted a picture of herself smoking a cigar in celebration.
She appeared to reference the A-Team in the post shared on X, captioning the photo 'I love it when a plan comes together', the words typically spoken by the cigar-smoking character Hannibal Smith.