JK Rowling: Nandy is 'one of the main reasons' left-wing women don't trust Labor

JK Rowling (left) criticized Lisa Nandy, right

J. K. Rowling criticized Lisa Nandy for her stance on transgender issues, calling it «one of the main reasons why many women on the left no longer trust Labour.»

Harry Potter author criticizes shadow international development secretary after after she gave a speech at the Labor conference saying she would get back on her feet. for “women’s rights.”

The gender-critical writer said her past comments about sending a trans woman rapist to a women's prison suggested she had not championed women's rights in the past.

Ms Rowling also criticized the former leadership candidate Labor for signing a pledge that calls Woman's Place UK, an organization that campaigns to prevent biological men from entering places such as women's rape shelters, a «trans-exclusiveist hate group.»

Last year she attacked leader Sir Keir Starmer for saying: «Trans women are women.»

Twitter erupted< p>The latest criticism came during the Labor Party's annual conference in Liverpool.

On Tuesday evening, Ms Nandy tweeted an excerpt from her speech, which included the words: “Women’s rights are human rights and human rights are not negotiable.”

“My absolute priority will be to provide courage and the empowerment of women and girls in every part of the world.”

This angered Ms Rowling, who responded: “You said rapists should be transferred to women's prisons if they identify as women.”< /p>

“You called Woman's Place UK a hate group.”

«Given that you are one of the main reasons why many women on the left no longer trust the Labor Party to protect their rights, do you support these comments?»

Ms Rowling was referring to the question session and answers. at the 2020 Labor Party conference, just after Sir Keir became leader.

This is Lisa Nandy's 2020 video about self-identity. Check this out 👇 It's absolutely stunning. pic.twitter.com/8oegtdKZc3

— Jordan Tildesley (@PippyBing) December 23, 2022

Ms Nandy said: “I strongly believe in people's right to self-identify and believe the Gender Recognition Act has come into force. there is a wrong balance here.

“Therefore, the crimes that, in my opinion, are recorded should be recorded in the way that the person who has gone through this process and self-identified wishes.

” I I think trans women are women and trans men are men and I think they should go to prison by choice.”

During the Labor Party election campaign earlier in the year, she also signed the commitment card. from Labour's Trans Rights Campaign, which called on candidates in the leadership race to support the expulsion of party members who hold «bigoted, transphobic views.»

The postcard describes Woman's Place UK as a «trans-exclusivist organization hatred.»

The group opposes gender self-identification and advocates limiting access to women-only spaces on the basis of “sex, not gender.”